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Crypto failures in 2018
31 crypto hacks, exploits and thefts in 2018, with $1.12bn in known losses.
$1.12bn lost across 31 incidents
The largest crypto hack of 2018 was Coincheck, at $534.0m. $0 is recorded as returned or repaid.
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| Date | Target | Lost | Type | Method | Returned |
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| 19 Dec 2018 | EOS Max | — | DeFi Protocol | Protocol Logic | — |
| 19 Dec 2018 | ToBet | — | DeFi Protocol | Protocol Logic | — |
| 12 Dec 2018 | Vertcoin | $100,000 | Layer 1 | Risk Parameter Abuse | — |
| 19 Nov 2018 | EOS Lelego | — | DeFi Protocol | Protocol Logic | — |
| 12 Nov 2018 | AurumCoin | $500,000 | Layer 1 | Risk Parameter Abuse | — |
| 12 Nov 2018 | HireVibes AirDropsDAC | $13,600 | DeFi Protocol | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 11 Nov 2018 | EOS.WIN | $9,180 | DeFi Protocol | Protocol Logic | — |
| 10 Nov 2018 | EOSDice | $25,100 | DeFi Protocol | Protocol Logic | — |
| 08 Nov 2018 | FFGame | $7,200 | DeFi Protocol | Protocol Logic | — |
| 07 Nov 2018 | Gate | — | CEX | Supply Chain Attack | — |
| 31 Oct 2018 | EOSCast | $72,912 | DeFi Protocol | Infinite Mint | — |
| 26 Oct 2018 | EosRoyale | $60,000 | DeFi Protocol | Protocol Logic | — |
| 15 Oct 2018 | EOSBet | $338,000 | DeFi Protocol | Donation Attack | — |
| 07 Oct 2018 | SpankChain | $38,000 | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 14 Sept 2018 | NewDex | $58,000 | DeFi Protocol | Infinite Mint | — |
| 14 Sept 2018 | Zaif | $60.0m | CEX | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 12 Sept 2018 | EOSBet | $200,000 | DeFi Protocol | Infinite Mint | — |
| 26 Jul 2018 | KICKICO | $7.7m | DeFi Protocol | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 09 Jul 2018 | Bancor V3 | $23.5m | DeFi Protocol | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Bithumb | $31.0m | CEX | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Coinrail | $37.2m | CEX | Improper Access Control | — |
| 02 Jun 2018 | ZenCash | $550,000 | Chain | Forged Proof | — |
| 22 May 2018 | Verge | $1.8m | Chain | Withdrawal Logic Flaw | — |
| 16 May 2018 | Bitcoin Gold | $18.0m | Chain | Forged Proof | — |
| 13 May 2018 | MonaCoin | $90,000 | Chain | Forged Proof | — |
| 24 Apr 2018 | SmartMesh | — | Token | Infinite Mint | — |
| 22 Apr 2018 | BeautyChain | — | Token | Infinite Mint | — |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Gate | $235.0m | CEX | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 12 Apr 2018 | Coinsecure | $3.3m | CEX | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 12 Feb 2018 | BitGrail | $170.0m | CEX | Improper Access Control | — |
| 26 Jan 2018 | Coincheck | $534.0m | CEX | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
Amounts are DefiLlama’s estimates and can change as incidents are revalued. Its returned figure can include money a company repaid itself, not only funds recovered from attackers. Source: DefiLlama.
Cite this Bitminer.io, “Crypto failures in 2018”, data to 2 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/failures/2018/. How this is built