Criminals now use AI daily to clone voices, write flawless phishing emails, and scale scams globally. According to the Chainalysis 2026 Crypto Crime Report, crypto scams caused an estimated $17 billion in losses in 2025, with AI-linked operations extracting $3.2 million each, 4.5 times more than those without AI. In some jurisdictions, investigators are forbidden from using AI tools, creating an asymmetry with criminals who use them daily. Europol describes this as a « velocity gap » in its IOCTA 2026 report, warning that enforcement now depends on bridging this technological divide. Experts Sol Cinosi of Recoveris and Nick Pailthorpe of Kodex warn that without training and explicit permission to use the same tools, law enforcement will lose this race.
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