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The week in crypto’s record: 19 October 2026 to 25 October 2026
The crypto record for the week of 19 October 2026: $23.6m lost in 7 hacks, 4 US enforcement steps, 0 sanctioned addresses and 0 MiCA licences.
$23.6m lost in 7 crypto hacks, the largest CoinDCX at $16.0m. In the previous 12 weeks the median was $28.3m a week. 4 US enforcement steps on crypto cases.
Hacks and thefts
| Date | Target | Lost | Type | Method | Returned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | CoinDCX | $16.0m | CEX | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 24 Oct 2026 | X100 | $4.8m | DeFi Protocol | Flashloan Governance Attack | — |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Initia | $2.6m | Chain | Infinite Mint | — |
| 19 Oct 2026 | AlpsCon AI Trade Hub | $152,809 | DeFi Protocol | Incorrect Share Accounting | — |
| 22 Oct 2026 | WAX Multi-Chain Bridge | $90,500 | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Yapeswap | $21,900 | DeFi Protocol | Malicious Proposal | — |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Vara Bridge | $12,776 | DeFi Protocol | Proof Verifier Bug | — |
US enforcement
| Date | Agency | Step | What the document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | DOJ | Criminal charge | A Chinese national was extradited from the Netherlands on charges tied to a Cambodia-based crypto investment scam targeting Americans. |
| 21 Oct 2026 | DOJ | Sentence | A Colombia-based crypto broker was sentenced to 160 months for laundering about $14.5 million in Tether drug proceeds and a cocaine import plot. |
| 19 Oct 2026 | DOJ | Guilty plea | An Uzbekistan man pleaded guilty to wire fraud for a fake crypto wallet app used to steal about $11.8 million in EOS. |
| 19 Oct 2026 | DOJ | Guilty plea | A Connecticut man pleaded guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and false statements in a crypto investment scam that lost victims $1.16 million. |
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, 19 October 2026 to 25 October 2026”, data to 5 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/week/2026-w43/. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit and a link. How this is built · Frozen copy of November 2026’s data