Written by Yohan Yunstaff editorReviewed by Robert Lakinstaff editorBinance joins STOP THE TRAFFIK in anti-human trafficking effort
Latest NewsPublishedJul 23, 2026
The partnership expands Binance’s compliance efforts by providing intelligence and training to help detect cryptocurrency activity tied to human trafficking and child exploitation.
[Update 16:00 UTC, July 23: Adds Chainalysis data in penultimate paragraph.]
Binance has partnered with nonprofit STOP THE TRAFFIK to bolster its ability to identify and investigate cryptocurrency activity linked to human trafficking and child exploitation.
The crypto exchange said Thursday that it will receive specialized intelligence, training and insights from the UK group’s Centre for Intelligence-Led Prevention to help identify emerging criminal typologies and strengthen investigations into illicit activity linked to human trafficking.
The collaboration will also include intelligence sharing and staff training aimed at improving the exchange’s compliance and financial crime detection capabilities.
Cryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking syndicates surged 85% in 2025, with hundreds of millions of transactions traced on public blockchains, according to a new report by Chainalysis.
The 2022 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery estimated that 49.6 million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, while The NASDAQ 2026 Global Financial Crime Report estimated human trafficking generated about $528.5 billion in illicit proceeds in 2025.
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