{"id":32927,"date":"2020-12-07T12:18:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T10:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=32927"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:15:11","slug":"chainalysis-share-of-illegal-bitcoins-is-shrinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/chainalysis-share-of-illegal-bitcoins-is-shrinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Chainalysis: Share of &#8216;illegal&#8217; Bitcoins Is Shrinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of bitcoins linked to illicit activity is decreasing. These data <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/chainalysis-identifies-nearly-900000-illicit-bitcoins\">show<\/a> data from Market Intel portal by Chainalysis.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>The graph below shows a gradual decline in the share of bitcoins linked to ransomware programs, darknet markets, sanctioned entities, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<div id='attachment_118885' style='width: 1015px' class='wp-caption aligncenter'><img loading='lazy' decoding='async' aria-describedby='caption-attachment-118885' class='size-full wp-image-118885' src='https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-372.png' alt=\"Chainalysis: share of 'illegal' bitcoins is shrinking\" width='1005' height='398' srcset='https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-372.png 1005w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-372-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-372-768x304.png 768w' sizes='auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px' \/><\/p>\n<p id='caption-attachment-118885' class='wp-caption-text'>Data: Chainalysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>A similar trend is even more pronounced in Ethereum. The share of Ethereum in illicit operations and suspicious activity is several times smaller than Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<div id='attachment_118886' style='width: 1034px' class='wp-caption aligncenter'><img loading='lazy' decoding='async' aria-describedby='caption-attachment-118886' class='size-full wp-image-118886' src='https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-345.png' alt=\"Chainalysis: share of 'illegal' bitcoins is shrinking\" width='1024' height='396' srcset='https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-345.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-345-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-345-768x297.png 768w' sizes='auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px' \/><\/p>\n<p id='caption-attachment-118886' class='wp-caption-text'>Data: Chainalysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum-related suspicious activity is mainly tied to scam projects.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<div id='attachment_118887' style='width: 1296px' class='wp-caption aligncenter'><img loading='lazy' decoding='async' aria-describedby='caption-attachment-118887' class='size-full wp-image-118887' src='https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-206.png' alt=\"Chainalysis: share of 'illegal' bitcoins is shrinking\" width='1286' height='447' srcset='https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-206.png 1286w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-206-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-206-1024x356.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-206-768x267.png 768w' sizes='auto, (max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px' \/><\/p>\n<p id='caption-attachment-118887' class='wp-caption-text'>Data: Chainalysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>The corresponding Bitcoin metric largely originates on darknet markets.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<div id='attachment_118888' style='width: 1298px' class='wp-caption alignnone'><img loading='lazy' decoding='async' aria-describedby='caption-attachment-118888' class='size-full wp-image-118888' src='https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-126.png' alt=\"Chainalysis: share of 'illegal' bitcoins is shrinking\" width='1288' height='344' srcset='https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-126.png 1288w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-126-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-126-1024x273.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-126-768x205.png 768w' sizes='auto, (max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px' \/><\/p>\n<p id='caption-attachment-118888' class='wp-caption-text'>Data: Chainalysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this summer, Chainalysis <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/chainalysis-identifies-nearly-900000-illicit-bitcoins\">identified<\/a> almost 900,000 &#8216;illegal&#8217; 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