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The week in crypto’s record: 24 August 2026 to 30 August 2026
The crypto record for the week of 24 August 2026: $189.7m lost in 14 hacks, 3 US enforcement steps, 31 sanctioned addresses and 1 MiCA licence.
$189.7m lost in 14 crypto hacks, the largest Tectonic at $124.5m. In the previous 12 weeks the median was $27.6m a week. 3 US enforcement steps on crypto cases. OFAC actions named 31 crypto addresses not named in any OFAC action since January 2024. 1 firm gained a MiCA authorisation.
Hacks and thefts
| Date | Target | Lost | Type | Method | Returned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Tectonic | $124.5m | DeFi Protocol | Donation Attack | — |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Nesa | $50.0m | Chain | Arithmetic Error | — |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Moonwell Lending | $8.7m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Fogo Foundation | $3.0m | Foundation | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Virtue | $894,500 | DeFi Protocol | Oracle Misconfiguration | — |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Ajna V2 | $775,400 | DeFi Protocol | Liquidation Logic Flaw | — |
| 25 Aug 2026 | CometDEX | $717,000 | DeFi Protocol | Incorrect Share Accounting | — |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Avici | $500,859 | Crypto Card | Withdrawal Logic Flaw | — |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Balancer V1 | $234,000 | DeFi Protocol | Rounding Error | — |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Enjin | $162,000 | NFTfi | Ownership Takeover | — |
| 27 Aug 2026 | CCC | $117,000 | Token | Swap Logic Flaw | — |
| 24 Aug 2026 | PacaSwap DEX | $90,750 | DeFi Protocol | Arithmetic Error | $90,750 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Weft V2 | $47,200 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 25 Aug 2026 | FH Token | $20,000 | Token | Swap Logic Flaw | — |
US enforcement
| Date | Agency | Step | What the document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2026 | DOJ | Conviction | A San Francisco man was convicted by a jury of wire fraud for defrauding investors in the Block Bits Capital crypto trading fund. |
| 24 Aug 2026 | DOJ | Conviction | A jury convicted a Las Vegas business owner of a $24 million crypto mining Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 400 investors. |
| 24 Aug 2026 | OFAC | Sanction | OFAC removed Syria's terrorism-sponsor designation and added numerous Iran-related names, some listed with crypto addresses, to the SDN List. |
Charges are allegations unless a plea, conviction or settlement is stated.
Sanctions and flagged addresses
- OFAC named 31 addresses tied to 5 individuals on 24 August 2026.
- 1 address came off the OFAC list.
New MiCA licences
| Authorised from | Firm | Country | Regulator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2026 | GateHub Exchange | Slovenia | Securities Market Agency (ATVP) |
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Cite this Bitminer.io, “The week in crypto’s record, 24 August 2026 to 30 August 2026”, data to 5 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/week/2026-w35/. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit and a link. How this is built · Frozen copy of November 2026’s data