Archive 139 stories and 175 ledger records, 2020–2026
The record
Stories by publication date, look-backs under the period they cover, and every crypto hack of $10 million or more under the day it happened.
2026
- Crypto enforcement falls to 98 actions through October as violent cases rise to 12Crime
- Mercado Bitcoin loses $40 million four days after the $6.36 billion Binance incidentCrime
- Binance's $6.36bn loss is the largest on record and 97.9% of October's totalCrime
- Mercado Bitcoin: $40.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Binance: $6.36bn lost in an exchange hackLedger
- What happened after the North Korea DeFi warning: Bybit, Tornado Cash, 71 addressesLook-back
- Exchanges’ share of crypto hack losses has risen every year since 2020, from 7.8% to 77.8%Look-back
- EU crypto licences under MiCA: 380 firms authorised in 23 months, 111 in GermanyLook-back
- Bitcoin from January to October 2026: down 11.5%, after a 39.6% fall to JuneLook-back
- CoinDCX: $16.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Ledger (Supply Chain): $93.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Q3 2026 in US crypto enforcement: Goliath’s $425 million and a $61 million Iran forfeitureLook-back
- Q3 2026 in crypto hacks: $1.25 billion lost as Bitget, Liquid and a wallet bug hitLook-back
- Bitget: $387.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Liquid Network: $320.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Tectonic: $124.5m lost in a hackLedger
- Nesa: $50.0m lost in a hackLedger
- KITE Foundation: $13.3m lost in a hackLedger
- COLDCARD: $116.0m lost in a hackLedger
- AFX Bridge: $24.1m lost in a hackLedger
- Wanchain: $10.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Ostium: $23.8m lost in a hackLedger
- BonkDAO: $20.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Q2 2026 in US crypto enforcement: a laundering service shut and OneCoin victims repaidLook-back
- Q2 2026 in crypto hacks: Drift and Kelp lost $588 million within 17 daysLook-back
- Humanity: $32.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Syscoin Bridge: $10.0m lost in a hackLedger
- SUPERFORTUNE AI: $15.2m lost in a hackLedger
- Verus-Ethereum Bridge: $11.5m lost in a hackLedger
- THORChain DEX: $10.7m lost in a hackLedger
- Kelp: $293.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Rhea Lend: $18.4m lost in a hackLedger
- Grinex: $13.7m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Drift Trade: $295.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Q1 2026 in US crypto enforcement: 22 actions, as SafeMoon’s chief is sentencedLook-back
- Q1 2026 in crypto hacks: $168.2 million lost, and no exchange among the victimsLook-back
- Resolv USR: $24.5m lost in a hackLedger
- Blend Pools V2: $11.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Step Finance: $40.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Matcha: $13.4m lost in a hackLedger
- Truebit: $26.4m lost in a hackLedger
2025
- Crypto addresses on the US sanctions list: 77 added in 2024, 165 in 2025Look-back
- Bitcoin in 2025: a high of $126,296, then a 6.3% loss for the yearLook-back
- US crypto enforcement in 2025: SEC actions fell to 26 as seizures rose to 28Look-back
- Q4 2025 in US crypto enforcement: 28 actions, the fewest of 2024 and 2025Look-back
- What happened after FTX: a 25-year sentence and $12.7 billion for victimsLook-back
- What happened after Terra: $4.5 billion to the SEC and 15 years for Do KwonLook-back
- Q4 2025 in crypto hacks: Balancer’s rounding error made up 55.4% of $231.2 millionLook-back
- Upbit: $36.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Balancer V2: $128.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Garden: $11.4m lost in a hackLedger
- What happened after Bitcoin Jesus’s debt fight: tax charges, then a $50 million dealLook-back
- Q3 2025 in US crypto enforcement: the SEC brings 2 actions, and seizures leadLook-back
- What happened after Voyager: a $750,000 order against its former chief executiveLook-back
- Q3 2025 in crypto hacks: no loss passed $50 million, but exchanges lost $175 millionLook-back
- SBI Crypto: $21.0m lost in a hackLedger
- UXLINK: $11.3m lost in a hackLedger
- SwissBorg: $41.5m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- What happened after the SEC sued Ripple: a $125 million penalty that stoodLook-back
- BtcTurk: $48.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- WOO X: $14.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- CoinDCX: $44.2m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- BigONE: $27.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- GMX V1 EVM: $42.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Q2 2025 in US crypto enforcement: a record scam seizure and a 270-arrest darknet sweepLook-back
- What happened after Coinbase’s 2020 XRP frenzy: an SEC lawsuit, dropped in 2025Look-back
- Q2 2025 in crypto hacks: a code flaw at Cetus led $549.6 million in lossesLook-back
- Nobitex: $82.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Cork V1: $12.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Cetus CLMM: $223.0m lost in a hackLedger
- BitoPro: $11.5m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Bitget: $100.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- UPCX: $70.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Q1 2025 in US crypto enforcement: BitMEX fined $100 million as Garantex is shut downLook-back
- Q1 2025 in crypto hacks: Bybit’s $1.40 billion made up 86.8% of the quarterLook-back
- Abracadabra Spell: $13.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Infini: $49.5m lost in a hackLedger
- Bybit: $1.40bn lost in an exchange hackLedger
- DogWifTools: $10.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Phemex: $85.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
2024
- Bitcoin in 2024: up 120.8%, from $42,289 to $93,354Look-back
- US crypto enforcement in 2024: 183 actions, 47 of them from the SECLook-back
- Q4 2024 in US crypto enforcement: two darknet mixers sentenced, Celsius founder pleadsLook-back
- Q4 2024 in crypto hacks: losses fell to $178.3 million, the lowest quarter of the yearLook-back
- DEXX: $21.0m lost in a hackLedger
- ThalaSwap: $25.5m lost in a hackLedger
- M2 Exchange: $13.7m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- US Government Crypto Wallet: $20.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Radiant V2: $50.0m lost to social engineeringLedger
- Q3 2024 in US crypto enforcement: the SEC’s busiest quarter, with 20 of 44 actionsLook-back
- Q3 2024 in crypto hacks: WazirX alone accounted for 55% of $427.3 millionLook-back
- BingX: $43.3m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Indodax: $25.2m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Penpie: $27.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Ronin Bridge: $12.0m lost in a hackLedger
- WazirX: India: $234.9m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Q2 2024 in US crypto enforcement: Cred, HashFlare and Samourai Wallet chargedLook-back
- Q2 2024 in crypto hacks: exchanges took 73.2% of $541.4 million in lossesLook-back
- BtcTurk: $54.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- UwU Lend: $20.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Lykke: $22.4m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- DMM Bitcoin: $305.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Gala: $22.3m lost in a hackLedger
- Sonne Finance: $20.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Rain: $14.8m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Hedgey: $44.7m lost in a hackLedger
- PrismaLST: $11.6m lost in a hackLedger
- Q1 2024 in US crypto enforcement: 49 actions, from OneCoin’s lawyer to Bitcoin FogLook-back
- Q1 2024 in crypto hacks: one stolen key made up 55.5% of $522.7 million in lossesLook-back
- Munchables: $62.5m lost in a hackLedger
- Curio: $16.0m lost in a hackLedger
- FixedFloat: $26.1m lost in a hackLedger
- PlayDapp: $290.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Somesing: $11.6m lost in a hackLedger
2023
- Orbit Bridge: $81.7m lost in a hackLedger
- Bitcoin in 2023: up 155.8%, from $16,532 to $42,288Look-back
- Q4 2023 in crypto hacks: Poloniex and two bridges lost $294 millionLook-back
- Heco Bridge: $86.6m lost in a hackLedger
- KyberSwap Elastic: $48.0m lost in a hackLedger
- HTX: $13.6m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Kronos Research: $26.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Poloniex: $126.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Q3 2023 in crypto hacks: $685.3 million lost, the worst quarter of the yearLook-back
- Mixin Network: $200.0m lost in a hackLedger
- CoinEx: $55.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Fortress Trust: $12.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Stake.com: $41.3m lost in a hackLedger
- PEPE: $15.1m lost in a rug pullLedger
- Bald: $23.0m lost in a rug pullLedger
- Curve DEX: $61.7m lost in a hackLedger
- AlphaPo: $60.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- CoinsPaid: $37.3m lost to social engineeringLedger
- Multichain: $126.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Q2 2023 in crypto hacks: Atomic Wallet users lost $100 million to poisoned softwareLook-back
- South Korean Government Faces Scrutiny by Crypto DisclosureRegulation
- Paraguay Police Raid Recover 300 Stolen BTC Mining RigsCrime
- PayPal’s Crypto Holdings Approach $1 BillionMarkets
- Voyager Digital Liquidated and Shutdown After Deals With FTX and Binance USMarkets
- Floating Point Group: $15.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Darknet Hackers Selling Crypto Accounts for as Low as $30 a PopCrime
- Terra Classic Are Hopeful for Revival of Failed UST StablecoinMarkets
- Terra Co-founder Daniel Shin Now Charged With FraudCrime
- Atomic Wallet: $100.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Zimbabwe’s Central Bank Introduces Gold-Backed Digital CurrencyRegulation
- Former FTX Boss Charged for a $40 Million BribeCrime
- Antique NFT Tennis Racquet to Be Auctioned on OpenSeaWeb3
- North Korean Scammers Using DeFi Platforms to Launder MoneyCrime
- The Hottest Cryptocurrencies Out There to Save Our PlanetMarkets
- Gucci Collaborates With Bored Ape Yacht ClubWeb3
- NFTs to Be Taxable Collectibles According to IRSWeb3
- Harvest Keeper Turns Out to Be PhishersCrime
- AI Is the Future of the MetaverseWeb3
- Tamadoge, Play and Collect in a New Type of MetaverseWeb3
- El Salvador to Launch Education About BitcoinRegulation
- Yesport Unlocks New Gaming Sensation With Yesp TokenGaming
- New Crypto Project to Involve Charging VehiclesMarkets
- Spotify Is Testing an NFT Enabled PlaylistWeb3
- Bitrue: $23.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Yearn Finance: $11.5m lost in a hackLedger
- Man Arrested for Crypto Mining Beneath a SchoolCrime
- GDAC: $13.9m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- RobotEra, a New Crypto Metaverse You Can ControlWeb3
- MEV-Boost Relay: $20.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Crypto-Scammers Pretended to Be Partnered With ChatGPTCrime
- Q1 2023 in crypto hacks: losses fell to $270.1 million, and Euler’s came backLook-back
- Twitter User Helps FBI Seize $260,000 in NFTs and CryptoCrime
- Otherside Will Bring a New Adventure to the MetaverseWeb3
- France’s Top Art Museum to Showcase NFTsWeb3
- Euler V1: $197.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Korean Drug Deals Use Bitcoin as a PaymentMarkets
- Elon Musk Wants Twitter to Help Support Crypto in the Near FutureMarkets
- Google Invests in a New AI Program Tied to Crypto Company FTXMarkets
- Power Outages Caused by Crypto MinersMarkets
- 18,000 ATM Machines in the UK Integrate Native Stablecoins WithdrawalMarkets
- “Bitcoin Jesus” in Debt With a Bankrupt Crypto BrokerCrime
- Hive Network Gets Infiltrated by FBI and Has 130 Million in Crypto BlockedCrime
- Crypto in a New MetaverseWeb3
- What Exactly Is a Meme Coin?Markets
- Moonpay to Launch a Loyalty ProgramMarkets
- Crisis When the Crypto Company FTX Is Close to Bankruptcy After a Devastating DecisionCrime
2022
- Bitcoin in 2022: down 64.2%, from $46,211 to $16,530Look-back
- Q4 2022 in crypto hacks: BNB Chain’s bridge and FTX lost $1.02 billionLook-back
- Defrost: $12.0m lost in a hackLedger
- 3Commas: $20.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- FTX: $450.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Pando Rings: $22.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Deribit: $28.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Team Finance: $15.8m lost in a hackLedger
- Mango Markets V3: $115.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Binance Bridge: $570.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Transit Swap: $28.9m lost in a hackLedger
- Q3 2022 in crypto hacks: Nomad and Wintermute made up 85.6% of $408.7 millionLook-back
- Wintermute: $160.0m lost to social engineeringLedger
- Nomad: $190.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Q2 2022 in crypto hacks: a $181 million governance takeover at BeanstalkLook-back
- Harmony Bridge: $100.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Elrond: $113.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Wintermute: $17.6m lost in a hackLedger
- Venus Protocol: $11.2m lost in a hackLedger
- Drift Trade: $14.5m lost in a hackLedger
- Acardex Begins ACX Token Pre Sale To Early Buyers, As Staking Platform Goes live on Cardano!Web3
- Rari Capital: $80.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Saddle Finance: $11.0m lost in a hackLedger
- DEUS Finance: $13.4m lost in a hackLedger
- Beanstalk: $181.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Elephant Money: $22.2m lost in a hackLedger
- Inverse Finance Frontier: $15.6m lost in a hackLedger
- Q1 2022 in crypto hacks: bridges lost $950 million, led by Ronin’s $624 millionLook-back
- Ronin Bridge: $624.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Cashio: $52.8m lost in a hackLedger
- 1xBit Announces the Big 5 Tournament Is Still on & Many Prizes LeftGaming
- IRA Financial / Gemini: $36.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Dego Finance: $10.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Portal: $326.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Qubit: $80.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Crypto-com: $33.7m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Lympo: $18.7m lost in a hackLedger
- How to Find the Best Crypto Online Casino BonusesGaming
- Arbix Finance: $10.0m lost in a rug pullLedger
2021
- Grim Finance: $30.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Cadalabs records increase in token and virtual land demand after V2 web upgradeWeb3
- Vulcan Forged: $140.0m lost in a hackLedger
- AscenDEX: $77.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- BitMart: $196.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Badger DAO: $120.0m lost in a hackLedger
- MonoX: $31.4m lost in a hackLedger
- Poly Network Hack: Noble Mr. White HatCrime
- Snowdog: $18.1m lost in a rug pullLedger
- Ooki: $55.0m lost to social engineeringLedger
- BXH: $139.0m lost in a hackLedger
- AnubisDAO: $60.0m lost in a rug pullLedger
- CREAM Lending: $130.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Indexed Finance: $16.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Mirror: $90.0m lost in a hackLedger
- pNetwork: $13.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Compound V2: $147.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Vee Finance: $34.0m lost in a hackLedger
- The Importance of Bitcoin’s Block RewardMarkets
- CREAM Lending: $18.8m lost in a hackLedger
- Bilaxy: $21.7m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Liquid Global: $91.3m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Poly Network: $611.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Popsicle Finance: $20.7m lost in a hackLedger
- StableMagnet: $27.0m lost in a rug pullLedger
- StakeHound / Fireblocks: $72.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Support Your National Team at Euro 2020 and Win Crypto Prizes!Gaming
- Bunny: $45.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Venus Protocol: $100.0m lost in a hackLedger
- BearnFi: $18.0m lost in a hackLedger
- flash.sx / vaults.sx: $13.0m lost in a hackLedger
- xToken: $24.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Rari Capital: $10.0m lost in a hackLedger
- ValueDefi: $11.0m lost in a hackLedger
- ValueDefi: $10.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Spartan: $30.5m lost in a hackLedger
- Coinomize makes Full Privacy on Blockchain PossibleCrime
- Investors Mistakenly Buying the Wrong BitcoinCrime
- Uranium Finance: $57.2m lost in a hackLedger
- Dogecoin vs. Bitcoin: Which Is Better For Getting Profit?Markets
- EasyFi: $59.0m lost to social engineeringLedger
- Bitcoin Gambling Sites: How Safe They Are?Gaming
- Altcoins Projected to Dominate Crypto Charts in April 2021Markets
- UK’s Tax Authority to Release New Crypto Tax Guidelines by AprilRegulation
- Bitcoin Trading Continues Despite Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Office’s Crypto BanRegulation
- CoinFlip Now Accepts Dogecoin ATM TransactionsMarkets
- Crypto Market Abuzz With Surprising Activity: Latest Crypto NewsMarkets
- What Will March 2020 Have in Store for Bitcoin?Markets
- While World Opting A Gradual Advancement Towards Cryptocurrency, Will It Remain As Private Money?Markets
- Ether Experiencing Flash Crash Crypto Market TrendsMarkets
- Paid Network: $27.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Ripple Labs and SEC Meet in Virtual Court HearingRegulation
- Meerkat Finance: $31.0m lost in a rug pullLedger
- Exploring Elon Musk’s Influence Upon the Crypto MarketMarkets
- XRP Experiencing Dramatic Market ActivityMarkets
- Furucombo: $14.0m lost in a hackLedger
- The Central Bank of Nigeria Stands Behind Its Decision to Ban CryptocurrenciesRegulation
- Bitcoin Takes Mainstream Market by Storm to Exceed $50K for the First Time EverMarkets
- Bitcoin’s Value Skyrockets Follow Announcements From MasterCard and BNY MellonMarkets
- Dogecoin: Journey From Internet Joke to Crypto CompetitorMarkets
- Alpha Finance: $37.5m lost in a hackLedger
- Uber Considering Accepting Bitcoin Payments in 2021Markets
- Reddit Traders Drive Dogecoin Values Through the RoofMarkets
- Reserve Bank of India to Discuss Banning Private Digital Currency TradesRegulation
- Yearn Finance: $11.0m lost in a hackLedger
- Ripple Submits FOIA Request to the Securities and Exchange CommissionRegulation
- SEC’s Lawsuit Triggers Dissolution Actions From GrayscaleRegulation
- Why Professional Poker Players Prefer CryptoGaming
- Bitcoin’s Crash Turns Investors to Altcoins and Flips XRP’s Industry PositionMarkets
- High Percentage Losses Won’t Influence Bitcoin’s Long-Term ValueMarkets
- Cryptex Launches the World’s First Total Cryptocurrency Market Cap TokenMarkets
- Cryptocurrency Market Worth More Than One Trillion DollarsMarkets
- Bull-Run Crypto Market Fueling Bitcoin’s Record-Breaking SpikesMarkets
- Blockchain Experts’ Predictions for the Crypto Market Vary SignificantlyMarkets
- Explanation as to How Is Bitcoin Gaining Value in a Post-Pandemic Economy?Markets
- Securities and Exchange Commission Brings Lawsuit Against RippleRegulation
2020
- LuBian: $3.50bn lost in a hackLedger
- Blockchain Gaming: Why the potential of the industry is underestimatedGaming
- Exmo: $10.5m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Coinbase Scheduled to Temporarily Pause Their Crypto Margin Trading OptionsMarkets
- PayPal Purchased Approximately Seventy Percent of Newly Mined CoinsMarkets
- Ethereum Reaches $600 and Surpasses All-Time Previous HighsMarkets
- Compounder Finance: $12.5m lost in a rug pullLedger
- Coinbase Crashes as XRP Prices Yo-Yo Back and ForthMarkets
- Webull launches Cryptocurrency Trading MarketMarkets
- Bitcoin Value Spikes Above $20,000 and Reaches a New All-Time HighMarkets
- The Spread of COVID 19 Continues to Boost the Value of Digital CurrenciesMarkets
- Pickle: $19.7m lost in a hackLedger
- Crypto Jacking: The New Threat to Crypto Casinos and Virtual GamblingGaming
- Pinpointing the Influence of Blockchain Technology in the Virtual Casino IndustryGaming
- CryptoCasinos Launches First International Crypto Gambling Comparison SiteGaming
- Harvest Finance: $24.0m lost in a hackLedger
- KuCoin: $281.0m lost in an exchange hackLedger
- Eminence: $15.0m lost in a hackLedger
- dForce Lending: $25.0m lost in a hackLedger
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