TRM Labs: AI agents are fueling crypto crime, with scams projected to surge by 500% by 2025.

Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs points out that AI agents are increasingly being used in crypto-crime networks. The report states that as AI gains more autonomy within the crypto ecosystem, related systems can now complete fund transfers and on-chain executions without continuous human intervention. Illegal crypto fund flows reached $158 billion in 2025, with AI-driven fraud surging by approximately 500% year-on-year. TRM Labs states that AI agents can automatically split funds, select cross-chain bridges, and execute decentralized platform exchanges, significantly reducing the time window for money laundering and asset transfers, making it more difficult for traditional monitoring methods to detect anomalies in a timely manner. (Crowdfund Insider)