Cryptocurrency thefts crept up this year amid a rise in hacks from North Korea.
That’s according to findings released Thursday (Dec. 18) by blockchain data platform Chainalysis, showing that the crypto industry saw more than $3.4 billion theft from January of this year through the early part of September.
Nearly half of that total — $1.5 billion — came from a single incident, the historic February compromise of the Bybit crypto exchange.
“The cryptocurrency ecosystem faced another challenging year in 2025, with stolen funds continuing their upward trajectory,” the company said, previewing its annual crypto crime report.
“Our analysis reveals a shift in crypto theft patterns, characterized by four key developments: the…
Jan 11 2026
