Crypto wrench attacks to surge following a violent 2025 – DL News
- Last year was the worst on record for wrench attacks.
- Such attacks — where physical violence is used to steal crypto — are also likely underreported.
- Wrench attacks will continue to go up this year, says TRM Labs.
Criminals will ramp up their violent attacks against crypto executives, investors and influencers in 2026, experts warn.
Bad actors are emboldened by law enforcements’ inability to deal with these crimes and the fact that more investors than ever are tapping into digital assets, which means there are more targets than ever, TRM Labs’ Global Head of Policy, Ari Redbord, told DL News.
“We’ll continue to see [the numbers] of wrench attacks go up,” Redbord said.
His comments come after 2025 was the worst on record for…
