According to Chainalysis , Russia received over $376 billion in on-chain crypto transfers between July 2024 and June 2025, ahead of the United Kingdom’s $273 billion.

That metric measures value moved into wallets and addresses tied to Russia during the 12-month window. Based on reports, the figure was driven by a mix of very large transfers, rising DeFi activity, and growing use of rouble-linked stablecoins.

Big Transfers And DeFi Activity

Large transactions appear to have pushed the overall totals up. Transfers greater than $10 million rose by 86% in Russia over the year, a much faster increase than seen across other European markets.

DeFi activity also expanded sharply — rising roughly eightfold in early 2025 compared with mid-2023 levels before settling at about 3.5 times that e

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