The total volume of cryptocurrency-related fraud and theft resulted in losses worth $4.4 billion in the first nine months of the year, up more than 150% from US$1.7 billion in all of 2018.

However, the Q3 showed the lowest quarterly cryptocurrency thefts and scams in two years said CipherTrace Q3 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report.

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