FBI Says Crypto-Related Fraud Losses Reached a Record $11.4 Billion in 2025
According to the FBI’s annual IC3 report, cryptocurrency-related fraud losses hit a record in 2025, with investment scams causing most losses and older Americans reporting the largest totals.
Fact Check
The claim is consistent across two validated PANews pages and the traced upstream The Block article URL. The PANews article titled 美FBI：2025年加密货币欺诈损失达113.6亿美元创新高，老年人受害最重 states that the FBI IC3 annual report put 2025 crypto-related fraud losses at roughly $11.366 billion, with investment scams causing the largest share and adults aged 60+ reporting the biggest losses. The PANews roundup 昨夜今晨重要资讯（4月12日-4月13日） repeats the same figures and framing. In addition, the supplied Odaily link was traced to The Block article FBI says crypto-related fraud losses hit record $11.4 billion in 2025, with seniors bearing the brunt, which matches the statement nearly verbatim. However, because direct fetch of The Block failed and no primary FBI IC3 report page was successfully obtained in this run, the assessment cannot be high-confidence.
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Summary
The FBI said cryptocurrency-related fraud losses reached a record $11.366 billion in 2025, up 22% from the prior year, according to its annual Internet Crime Complaint Center report. The agency received 181,600 crypto-related complaints, with investment scams accounting for $7.2 billion in losses. Americans aged 60 and older reported $4.4 billion lost, while crypto ATM scams totaled $389 million. California recorded the highest state-level total, with $2.099 billion in reported crypto-related losses.
Terms & Concepts
- Cryptocurrency-related fraud: Criminal schemes involving digital assets, including fake investments, theft, impersonation, and payment scams tied to cryptocurrencies.
- Investment scams: Fraudulent schemes that falsely promise returns or access to profitable opportunities in order to steal funds from victims.
- Crypto ATM scams: Scams in which victims are directed to use cryptocurrency ATMs to send funds, often under false pretenses or coercion.