The post Criminal Activity in Crypto Hits Record Lows as Compliance Tightens appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crime For the first time in its history, the industry is showing that large-scale crypto trading can operate with almost no exposure to criminal activity. Key Takeaways: Illicit activity on major centralized exchanges has fallen to near-zero levels. Binance records the lowest illicit transaction rate in the industry despite handling the largest trading volume. The sharp decline is linked to heavy investment in compliance, monitoring tech, and law-enforcement collaboration. A new analysis commissioned by Binance, using independent datasets from Chainalysis and TRM Labs, suggests that the era of “crypto equals crime” is rapidly fading. The numbers indicate that most of the volume on big centralized exchanges now comes from legitimate users rather than malicious actors — a dramatic turnaround from just two years ago. Illegal Transactions Become Statistical Rounding Errors The report shows that across the seven biggest exchanges, the share of trading volume tied to illicit sources in June 2025 hovered around 0.018%–0.023%. To put that into perspective: more than 99.97% of global exchange activity is now clean. The standout performer is Binance. Chainalysis estimates the platform’s illicit volume at 0.007%, while TRM places it at 0.016% — both well below the industry average. What makes this notable is scale: Binance processes volumes comparable to its six largest competitors combined, yet maintains the lowest illicit exposure. The Cleanup Wasn’t Accidental The findings attribute the turnaround to a coordinated industry overhaul rather than natural market evolution. Binance alone has: • Built a compliance and risk division of 1,280+ specialists (about 22% of its total workforce)• Invested hundreds of millions of dollars per year into automated monitoring and KYC technologies• Responded to 240,000+ law-enforcement requests and led 400+ training programs globally• Joined multi-exchange enforcement initiatives, including Beacon Network and T3+ with TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs Chainalysis and TRM both show… The post Criminal Activity in Crypto Hits Record Lows as Compliance Tightens appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crime For the first time in its history, the industry is showing that large-scale crypto trading can operate with almost no exposure to criminal activity. Key Takeaways: Illicit activity on major centralized exchanges has fallen to near-zero levels. Binance records the lowest illicit transaction rate in the industry despite handling the largest trading volume. The sharp decline is linked to heavy investment in compliance, monitoring tech, and law-enforcement collaboration. A new analysis commissioned by Binance, using independent datasets from Chainalysis and TRM Labs, suggests that the era of “crypto equals crime” is rapidly fading. The numbers indicate that most of the volume on big centralized exchanges now comes from legitimate users rather than malicious actors — a dramatic turnaround from just two years ago. Illegal Transactions Become Statistical Rounding Errors The report shows that across the seven biggest exchanges, the share of trading volume tied to illicit sources in June 2025 hovered around 0.018%–0.023%. To put that into perspective: more than 99.97% of global exchange activity is now clean. The standout performer is Binance. Chainalysis estimates the platform’s illicit volume at 0.007%, while TRM places it at 0.016% — both well below the industry average. What makes this notable is scale: Binance processes volumes comparable to its six largest competitors combined, yet maintains the lowest illicit exposure. The Cleanup Wasn’t Accidental The findings attribute the turnaround to a coordinated industry overhaul rather than natural market evolution. Binance alone has: • Built a compliance and risk division of 1,280+ specialists (about 22% of its total workforce)• Invested hundreds of millions of dollars per year into automated monitoring and KYC technologies• Responded to 240,000+ law-enforcement requests and led 400+ training programs globally• Joined multi-exchange enforcement initiatives, including Beacon Network and T3+ with TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs Chainalysis and TRM both show…