Each week, we share a data-driven snapshot of the most compelling trends in digital assets through our “Chart of the Week” series on social media. Drawing from first-in-class Chainalysis data, these visualizations capture key moments and movements that are shaping the crypto ecosystem. Below are the charts we featured in August 2025.
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Stolen fund victimization surges YoY in all regions of the world
Personal wallet victimizations increased significantly in all regions, with Eastern Europe, MENA, CSAO, and North America all recording greater than 200% YoY growth in victims. Through July 2025, the U.S., Germany, Russia, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, and South Korea topped the list of countries with the highest victim totals.
These numbers highlight the critical need for enhanced security measures and consumer education across all markets. The global nature of this threat demands coordinated cross-border efforts from financial institutions, regulators, and technology providers.
Ruble-backed A7A5 acts as a sanctions-evasion tool
OFAC sanctioned multiple entities involved in the Russian ruble-backed A7A5 token ecosystem. The A7A5 token, backed by deposits at the sanctioned Russian bank PSB, has processed over $51.17 billion USD in volume.
A DEX was explicitly facilitating the transfer of A7A5 into USD-denominated stablecoins. This DEX processed a total of $1.47B USD in cumulative inflows of A7A5, matched by a mirrored $1.474B in USD stablecoin outflows, and effectively created a bridge from sanctioned Russian banks to mainstream crypto. More broadly, trading patterns of A7A5 show business-hour activity (Monday through Friday), suggesting commercial use, and direct on-chain links connected sanctioned exchange Garantex to its successor Grinex. This represents an evolution in sanctions evasion tactics using crypto rails.
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