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The week in crypto’s record: 12 January 2026 to 18 January 2026
The crypto record for the week of 12 January 2026: $5.1m lost in 2 hacks, 2 US enforcement steps, 0 sanctioned addresses and 2 MiCA licences.
$5.1m lost in 2 crypto hacks, the largest YO Protocol at $3.6m. 2 US enforcement steps on crypto cases. 2 firms gained a MiCA authorisation.
Hacks and thefts
| Date | Target | Lost | Type | Method | Returned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2026 | YO Protocol | $3.6m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Slippage Check | — |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Meteora DAMM V2 | $1.5m | DeFi Protocol | Impersonation Scam | — |
US enforcement
| Date | Agency | Step | What the document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2026 | CFTC | Civil action | CFTC sues an Oklahoma man and Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC, alleging over $10 million fraud via an unregistered commodity pool. |
| 12 Jan 2026 | DOJ | Seizure or forfeiture | Federal prosecutors in Boston filed a civil forfeiture action to recover about $200,000 in USDT allegedly tied to a pig-butchering scam. |
Charges are allegations unless a plea, conviction or settlement is stated.
New MiCA licences
| Authorised from | Firm | Country | Regulator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2026 | Penning | Denmark | Finanstilsynet |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Okazio | Slovakia | National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) |
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Cite this Bitminer.io, “The week in crypto’s record, 12 January 2026 to 18 January 2026”, data to 5 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/week/2026-w03/. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit and a link. How this is built · Frozen copy of November 2026’s data