Investors Have Lost Nearly $2.5B on Crypto Scams, Hacks So Far in 2025: Report
Key Takeaways
- Crypto scams and hacks cost investors some $2.5 billion in the first half of this year, a quarterly report from security firm Certik found.
- The company noted that two large incidents were responsible for about $1.78 billion of the total.
- Wallet compromise and phishing were the two most common forms for hackers and scammers to steal funds, the report found.
Cryptocurrency hacks and scams cost nvestors just shy of $2.5 billion in the first half of 2025, according to a new report.
Blockchain security company Certik reported Monday that 144 hacking or scam incidents occurred in the second quarter of this year, bringing the year-to-date total to 344, with a dollar value of $2.47 billion.
After accounting for assets that…
