The Chainalysis reports state that one million Bitcoins are held by scammers, thieves, and Darknet markets where cryptocurrency exchanges play a crucial role. These 1 million BTC are divided in 585,000 BTC in illicit markets, other 99,000 BTC are controlled by scams and stolen funds constitute another 205,000 BTC and all others hold an additional 3,000 BTC — a grand total of 892,000 BTC.