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Crypto failures in 2019
26 crypto hacks, exploits and thefts in 2019, with $277.3m in known losses.
$277.3m lost across 26 incidents
The largest crypto hack of 2019 was Upbit, at $49.3m. $0 is recorded as returned or repaid.
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| Date | Target | Lost | Type | Method | Returned |
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| 23 Dec 2019 | Nuls | $480,000 | Layer 1 | Signature Verification Flaw | — |
| 14 Dec 2019 | VeChain | $6.5m | Layer 1 | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 02 Dec 2019 | Vertcoin | $29 | Layer 1 | Validator Key Compromised | — |
| 27 Nov 2019 | Upbit | $49.3m | CEX | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 08 Nov 2019 | VinDAX | $500,000 | CEX | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 28 Sept 2019 | Chain Fusion | $6.4m | DeFi Protocol | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 17 Aug 2019 | CoinTiger (PTT) | $9.2m | CEX | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 12 Jul 2019 | BitPoint | $27.6m | CEX | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Bitrue | $4.7m | CEX | Improper Access Control | — |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Synthetix v1+v2 | — | DeFi Protocol | Oracle Misconfiguration | — |
| 06 Jun 2019 | GateHub | $9.5m | CEX | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 02 Jun 2019 | Kraken | $10.4m | CEX | Improper Access Control | — |
| 24 May 2019 | Poker EOS | — | DeFi Protocol | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 07 May 2019 | Binance | $40.0m | CEX | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 03 May 2019 | TronBank | $4.3m | DeFi Protocol | Backdoor Contract | — |
| 11 Apr 2019 | TronBank | — | DeFi Protocol | Infinite Mint | — |
| 11 Apr 2019 | TronWow | — | DeFi Protocol | Protocol Logic | — |
| 29 Mar 2019 | TronCrush | — | DeFi Protocol | Infinite Mint | — |
| 29 Mar 2019 | Bithumb | $19.0m | CEX | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 25 Mar 2019 | Coinbene | $40.0m | CEX | Improper Access Control | — |
| 24 Mar 2019 | DragonEx | $7.0m | CEX | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 24 Mar 2019 | Etbox | $132,000 | CEX | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 20 Feb 2019 | Coinbin | $26.0m | CEX | Admin Drain | — |
| 26 Jan 2019 | LocalBitcoins | $27,000 | CEX | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 14 Jan 2019 | Cryptopia | $16.0m | CEX | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 06 Jan 2019 | Ethereum Classic | $219,500 | Chain | Forged Proof | — |
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 2019”, data to 2 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/failures/2019/. How this is built