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The week in crypto’s record: 17 August 2026 to 23 August 2026
The crypto record for the week of 17 August 2026: $31.4m lost in 9 hacks, 1 US enforcement step, 0 sanctioned addresses and 0 MiCA licences. From the ledgers.
$31.4m lost in 9 crypto hacks, the largest KiiChain at $9.7m. In the previous 12 weeks the median was $27.6m a week. 1 US enforcement step on crypto cases.
Hacks and thefts
| Date | Target | Lost | Type | Method | Returned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2026 | KiiChain | $9.7m | Chain | Arithmetic Error | — |
| 23 Aug 2026 | TermFinance Vaults | $8.5m | DeFi Protocol | Malicious Proposal | — |
| 22 Aug 2026 | TAC | $7.5m | Chain | Withdrawal Logic Flaw | — |
| 19 Aug 2026 | BounceBit | $3.0m | Chain | Improper Access Control | — |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Maya Protocol | $1.7m | DeFi Protocol | Withdrawal Logic Flaw | — |
| 22 Aug 2026 | The Sandbox | $675,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Allbridge | $191,000 | DeFi Protocol | Bridge Logic Flaw | — |
| 23 Aug 2026 | warp.green | $93,000 | DeFi Protocol | Bridge Logic Flaw | — |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Arrakis V1 | $7,100 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
US enforcement
| Date | Agency | Step | What the document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2026 | DOJ | Criminal charge | A Georgia man deported from Fiji faces wire fraud and money laundering charges over an alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme. |
Charges are allegations unless a plea, conviction or settlement is stated.
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Cite this Bitminer.io, “The week in crypto’s record, 17 August 2026 to 23 August 2026”, data to 5 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/week/2026-w34/. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit and a link. How this is built · Frozen copy of November 2026’s data