In the crypto world, the increasing fraud cases with every bull season are now more complex, more political and more profitable. Famous Blockchain detectives Zachxbt and Taylor Monahan, since the beginning of 2025, a new “crime super cycle” has begun in the crypto.

💬 Zachxbt: “Memecoins are shadowing cases”

Zachxbt made a statement on X (formerly Twitter), frauds are common in the past, but said that 2025 has increased significantly:

“The launch of memecoin of politicians and the reduction of many cases filed clearly encourages these behaviors.”

Zachxbt described it as the biggest problem of the crime cycle, especially the fact that large crypto influencers or the so -called “thought leaders” fools the followers of any legal sanctions.

⚖️ Taylor Monahan: “Why should they stop if there is no price for the crime?”

Taylor Monahan, Crypto Security Specialist, said that the current order rewarded fraud:

“There is neither a social nor financial nor legal obstacle around this behavior. Moreover, it is very easy and it is possible to make money instantly.”

According to Monahan, many cyber -criminals focused on the crypto in the last two cycles. From romantic frauds to North Korean -backed hack groups, ransom software services to identity hunting attacks, a wide range of crypto has become the center of a “crime ecosystem”.

📉 The first quarter crypto crime table with numbers 2025 with numbers

According to the April report of Hacken, the cyber security company, in only the first three months of 2025:

Crypto Hack worth $ 2 billion in total

$ 96 million stolen in phishing attacks

More than $ 300 million funds were lost through “Rug Pull” (project escape).

📌 Introduction of politicians to crypto: Trump and Memecoins

Political figures such as Donald Trump support the support of Memecoin projects, or the fact that it is part of the business is the focus of criticism. This support plays a catalyst in attracting investors in scam projects, while giving legitimacy to projects.

🚔 Some scammers still catch

In spite of all this table, there are examples in which law enforcement officers are moving:

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that assets have been confiscated about $ 225 million investment fraud.

In New Zealand, a person associated with a global crypto fraud with a 450 million NZD (~ 265 million USD) was arrested.

However, according to experts, these captures are insufficient to break the overall crime cycle, because systemic incentive mechanisms still work.