Global Ledger Publishes First-Ever Industry Report on Money Laundering Timing in Crypto Hacks
Aug 15, 2025
The Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC) is pleased to share Global Ledger’s H1 2025 Report on Money Laundering Timing, a first-of-its-kind industry analysis of the timing of fund movements following crypto security breaches.
The report examines 119 security breaches that occurred over the past six months, offering unprecedented insight into how quickly illicit actors move and conceal stolen funds.
Key Findings:
1 in 4 incidents is fully laundered before the public learns of the hack.
In the fastest observed case, funds were moved just 4 seconds after the breach — over 75x faster than the alerting system.
Fastest laundering time recorded: 10 seconds.
Compliance teams typically have a 10–15 minute window to respond.
Bridges have overtaken mixers as the preferred laundering method — used 4.4x more often in recent incidents.
Less than 5% of stolen funds have been recovered.
The report also features perspectives from industry leaders including CoinsPaid, Wirex, Trustee Plus, Allbridge.io, Recoveris, Everstake, as well as contributions from the Ukrainian cyber police and other crypto crime investigative agencies.
📄 Read the full report
We thank Global Ledger for their valuable contribution to advancing understanding of critical trends in virtual asset-related financial crime.