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Study finds $188 billion in risky funds linked to crypto exchanges

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Global Ledger has identified $187.75 billion in high risk exposure across 99 crypto exchanges, with 10 platforms accounting for 90.9% of flagged inflows between 2021 and 2025. Global Ledger identified $187.75 billion in risk exposure across 99 crypto exchanges between 2021 and 2025, with 10 platforms accounting for 90.9% of flagged inflows. Sanctions became the largest source of exposure, accounting for 62.2% of risky inflows and 53.8% of risky outflows in 2025. USDT on Tron accounted for 68% of flagged inflows and 80.4% of outflows in 2025, while Bitcoin's share of risky deposits fell to 11%. The study found that 5,878 deposits exceeding $1 million carried $33.77 billion, representing 37.24% of the total flagged deposit value.

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