Binance Partners with STOP THE TRAFFIK to Combat Cryptocurrency Use in Human Trafficking

Jul 23, 2026

On July 23, 2026, Binance announced a partnership with the non-profit STOP THE TRAFFIK to combat cryptocurrency activity linked to human trafficking and child exploitation. The announcement came as Chainalysis reported an 85% increase in cryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking syndicates in 2025. Separately, the Nasdaq 2026 Global Financial Crime Report estimated that human trafficking generated $528.5 billion in illicit proceeds in 2025, an increase of 23.5% between 2023 and 2025. Under the partnership, Binance will gain access to specialized intelligence, expert insights, and targeted training intended to help identify emerging criminal typologies and investigate illicit activity linked to human trafficking.

Binance–STOP THE TRAFFIK partnership

▪Binance announced a partnership with STOP THE TRAFFIK on July 23, 2026, to disrupt cryptocurrency-funded human trafficking and child exploitation.
▪Binance and STOP THE TRAFFIK said Binance is the first cryptocurrency company to partner with the organization.On July 23, 2026, Binance announced a partnership with the non-profit STOP THE TRAFFIK to combat cryptocurrency-funded human trafficking and child exploitation. This collaboration comes as Chainalysis reports an 85% surge in crypto payments to trafficking syndicates in 2025, a year when human trafficking generated an estimated $528.5 billion in illicit proceeds. Binance will leverage specialized intelligence and compliance training from the non-profit to identify emerging criminal typologies.

Cryptocurrency use in trafficking

▪STOP THE TRAFFIK’s Nick Dale said traffickers are increasingly using cryptocurrency to try to stay ahead of investigators, while their business model depends on financial systems to launder illicit proceeds.
▪Cryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking syndicates surged 85% in 2025, according to a report by Chainalysis.

Modern slavery financial proceeds

▪According to the Nasdaq 2026 Global Financial Crime Report, human trafficking generated an estimated $528.5 billion in illicit proceeds in 2025, an increase of 23.5% between 2023 and 2025.Human traffickers are increasingly utilizing cryptocurrency to launder money and evade investigators.
▪The 2022 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery estimated that 49.6 million people were living in modern slavery in 2021.

Intelligence sharing for prevention

▪STOP THE TRAFFIK will provide Binance with specialized intelligence resources and expert insights to proactively identify and disrupt trafficking networks.
▪The partnership will include intelligence-sharing, training opportunities, and engagement on emerging risk indicators and typologies.

Compliance training for detection

▪Binance will receive targeted compliance training from STOP THE TRAFFIK's Centre for Intelligence-Led Prevention to enhance financial crime detection.
▪The collaboration aims to improve Binance's internal awareness, compliance capabilities, and public-private collaboration efforts globally.

Binance law enforcement collaboration

▪Binance said it has assisted authorities with more than 313,000 law enforcement requests worldwide, while funds recovered or frozen with its support have surpassed $1 billion.
▪Binance said it supported law enforcement in the 2025 takedown of Kidflix, one of the largest child exploitation platforms.