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The week in crypto’s record: 16 February 2026 to 22 February 2026
The crypto record for the week of 16 February 2026: $16.0m lost in 5 hacks, 1 US enforcement step, 0 sanctioned addresses and 1 MiCA licence.
$16.0m lost in 5 crypto hacks, the largest Blend Pools V2 at $11.0m. In the previous 7 weeks the median was $5.1m a week. 1 US enforcement step on crypto cases. 1 firm gained a MiCA authorisation.
Hacks and thefts
| Date | Target | Lost | Type | Method | Returned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 2026 | Blend Pools V2 | $11.0m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 21 Feb 2026 | IoTeX | $4.4m | DeFi Protocol | Validator Key Compromised | — |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Velar Perps | $401,000 | DeFi Protocol | Predictable Oracle Update | — |
| 22 Feb 2026 | LAXO | $190,000 | DeFi Protocol | Incorrect Share Accounting | — |
| 21 Feb 2026 | Veil Cash | $5,000 | DeFi Protocol | Proof Verifier Bug | — |
US enforcement
| Date | Agency | Step | What the document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 2026 | DOJ | Sentence | A Glendale man was sentenced to 57 months in prison for conspiring to sell drugs on darknet marketplaces for cryptocurrency. |
Charges are allegations unless a plea, conviction or settlement is stated.
New MiCA licences
| Authorised from | Firm | Country | Regulator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2026 | Banking Circle | Luxembourg | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) |
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Cite this Bitminer.io, “The week in crypto’s record, 16 February 2026 to 22 February 2026”, data to 5 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/week/2026-w08/. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit and a link. How this is built · Frozen copy of November 2026’s data