Top 7 Crypto Heists Of All Time

Top 7 Crypto Heists Since Bitcoin’s Inception

Bitmart – $196 million heist: Almost $200 million were stolen when hackers compromised Bitmart’s hot wallets in December 2021.

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PancakeBunny - $200 million heist: The hacker loaned a large amount of Binance Coin (BNB) before manipulating its price and dumping it on PancakeBunny’s BUNNY/BNB market in May 2021

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Wormhole – $326 million stolen: On February 2, 2022, a hacker was able to exploit the Wormhole bridge on Solana and mint wETH, then redeem it for ETH on Ethereum. The total damage was $326M.

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Mt. Gox - $480 million: In February 2014 the exchange revealed that it had been leaking funds since 2011. This was one of the first large-scale bitcoin heists in crypto history.

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Coincheck - $530 million : In early January 2018, Bitcoin wallet and exchange Coincheck faced a breach where 500 million NEM tokens, worth around $530 million at the time, were stolen.

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Poly Network – $610 million stolen: In August 2021, a hacker attacked Poly Network and managed to get away with $610 million. However, the hacker returned most of the funds.

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Axie Infinity Hack - $620 million : In late March 2022, a hacker obtained the private keys of five Ronin chain validators and drained the entire bridge. Around $612 million worth of ETH and USDC was stolen.

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