In 2025, citizens of the United States lost $80.7 billion as a result of cryptocurrency fraud, according to an estimate by the American Consumer Federation. This calculation is based on official data from the FBI's Internet Crimes Complaint Center, which recorded 181,565 cryptocurrency complaints and $11.37 billion in reported damages. The organization applied a correction factor of 7.1, justifying this by systematically underestimating incidents: according to statistics from the Bureau of Justice, only about 14 percent of victims of financial fraud contact law enforcement agencies. The combined losses of Americans from all types of online crimes are estimated at $148.2 billion, which corresponds to approximately $1,009 per household.

The largest category in terms of the amount of damage claimed was investment fraud, with estimated losses reaching $61.4 billion. In a separate section dedicated to cryptocurrency transactions, 61,559 complaints of fraud involving crypto investments with reported losses of $7.23 billion were recorded. A particular vulnerability is demonstrated by the age group of citizens over 60 years old, who filed 44,555 notifications with a cryptocurrency component, and their total reported losses amounted to $4.43 billion, which is equivalent to almost 39 percent of all crypto losses registered by the Complaint Center. The average amount of damage per complaint in this age group reaches 38,500 dollars.

For the first time, the report identifies a separate category of crimes using artificial intelligence technologies, with 22,364 complaints and 6.3 billion dollars in estimated damages. Attackers use neural networks to create fake profiles, clone voices, and generate fake videos with public figures. In parallel, law enforcement agencies are implementing preventive initiatives: as part of Operation Operation Level Up in 2025, more than 3,780 potential victims were notified and $225.9 million in potential damage was prevented. Earlier in May, the FBI announced the results of the international operation Operation Blackout, during which more than 127,000 bitcoins worth about $ 8 billion belonging to networks of fraudulent centers were seized.