According to Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, ransomware Crypto payments tallied at least $602 million in 2021. The firm also stated that the average ransomware payment size reached a record high of $118,000 in 2021, a 26% increase from the average of $88,000 in 2020. Chainalysis claimed Conti as the most active ransomware strain, which siphoned off nearly $200 million, and Darkside second to Conti by extracting almost $100 million in Crypto value.