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The week in crypto’s record: 11 May 2026 to 17 May 2026
The crypto record for the week of 11 May 2026: $29.3m lost in 14 hacks, 3 US enforcement steps, 0 sanctioned addresses and 3 MiCA licences. From the ledgers.
$29.3m lost in 14 crypto hacks, the largest Verus-Ethereum Bridge at $11.5m. In the previous 12 weeks the median was $9.2m a week. 3 US enforcement steps on crypto cases. 3 firms gained a MiCA authorisation.
Hacks and thefts
| Date | Target | Lost | Type | Method | Returned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026 | Verus-Ethereum Bridge | $11.5m | DeFi Protocol | Forged Proof | — |
| 15 May 2026 | THORChain DEX | $10.7m | Chain | Bridge Logic Flaw | — |
| 11 May 2026 | TAC Protocol | $2.9m | DeFi Protocol | Proof Verifier Bug | — |
| 13 May 2026 | Transit Finance | $1.9m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 16 May 2026 | Adshares | $628,000 | Other | Forged Proof | — |
| 12 May 2026 | Aurellion | $456,442 | RWA | Uninitialized Proxy | — |
| 12 May 2026 | SQ Protocol | $346,137 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 12 May 2026 | BoostHook | $187,000 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 17 May 2026 | SEA Token | $153,000 | Token | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 11 May 2026 | INK Finance | $140,000 | DeFi Protocol | Caller Impersonation | — |
| 13 May 2026 | ShapeShift FOX Colony | $132,700 | DeFi Protocol | Arbitrary External Call | — |
| 17 May 2026 | MetaSea | $110,000 | DeFi Protocol | Withdrawal Logic Flaw | — |
| 11 May 2026 | Huma | $101,400 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 12 May 2026 | IEXCBP | $97,000 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
US enforcement
| Date | Agency | Step | What the document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | DOJ | Criminal charge | A German man, the suspected main Dream Market administrator, was indicted for allegedly laundering over $2 million in darknet crypto proceeds. |
| 11 May 2026 | DOJ | Criminal charge | Three Tennessee men indicted for an alleged armed robbery and kidnapping spree targeting cryptocurrency owners in California. |
| 11 May 2026 | DOJ | Criminal charge | A Canadian man and a Miami co-conspirator were indicted in an alleged support-impersonation crypto theft scheme causing $13M+ in losses. |
Charges are allegations unless a plea, conviction or settlement is stated.
New MiCA licences
| Authorised from | Firm | Country | Regulator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | GG Digital, a.s. | Czechia | Czech National Bank (CNB) |
| 13 May 2026 | B2C2 | Luxembourg | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) |
| 12 May 2026 | Paybis | Latvia | Latvijas Banka |
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Cite this Bitminer.io, “The week in crypto’s record, 11 May 2026 to 17 May 2026”, data to 5 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/week/2026-w20/. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit and a link. How this is built · Frozen copy of November 2026’s data