Binance Research: By 2025, the Cryptocurrency Industry Forecasts an AML (Anti-Money Laundering) Compliance Rate of Around 11%, Significantly Higher Than the Traditional Financial System

BlockBeats News, May 16th, Binance Research released a report stating that cryptocurrency is not a "haven for illicit funds." By 2025, about 11% of global illicit funds in the crypto space have been traced or frozen, approximately 55 times higher than the recovery rate in the traditional fiat system.

The report indicates that this data is compiled from public enforcement and freeze actions by institutions such as Tether, Interpol, T3 Financial Crime Unit, rather than the statistics of a single regulatory body. Additionally, compared to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)'s estimation of less than 1% annual recovery rate of illicit funds in the traditional financial system, the tracking and recovery efficiency in the crypto space is significantly higher.

The research also mentions that even after excluding a single large-scale case (involving around $15 billion in Bitcoin in the Prince Group incident), the remaining crypto asset recovery rate in 2025 is still about 10 times that of the traditional financial system.

Furthermore, SlowMist and PeckShield data show that approximately 8.3% to 13.2% of stolen cryptocurrency in 2025 has been successfully recovered or frozen, reflecting an improvement in security response and cooperation between exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and law enforcement agencies.

The report concludes that while cryptocurrency crime is still prevalent, the notion that "cryptocurrency assets are inherently more suitable for illicit activities" is being weakened by on-chain transparency and regulatory collaboration.