Odaily Planet Daily report: During the DC Blockchain Summit in the United States, Web3 security firm CertiK released the "Skynet Cryptocurrency ATM Fraud Report." The report shows that losses from such fraud reached $330 million in 2025, a year-over-year increase of approximately 33%, making it one of the fastest-growing financial crimes in the United States.
Globally, there are approximately 45,000 cryptocurrency ATMs, with 78% located in the United States. The report notes that fraud groups are enhancing their methods using AI-powered voice cloning and deepfake technologies, with AI-driven scams projected to be about 4.5 times more profitable than traditional methods by 2025. Data shows that 86% of total fraud losses in the U.S. in 2025 will come from individuals aged 60 and older, making seniors the primary target of ATM fraud.
In addition, the criminal network employs a "fragmentation" strategy to induce a large number of small transactions in order to evade regulation. CertiK warns that the currently reported losses are only the tip of the iceberg, and the industrialized operations of transnational criminal organizations will cause the threat to continue escalating.