العملات المشفرة: الاختراقات والاحتيال والعملات المستقرة والتنظيم
Exchange and DeFi hacks, crypto investment scams, rug pulls, memecoins, ICOs, stablecoin rules and crypto AML in the US, Brazil and worldwide, with sources.
Binance: about US$6.3bn stolen (Oct 2026)
Attributed to the North Korea-linked TraderTraitor group via a DevOps engineer's compromised laptop. About US$3bn was frozen. Likely the largest crypto theft on record.
US: US$11.4bn in crypto-related losses in 2025
The FBI IC3 received 181,565 crypto-related complaints (losses +22%). Crypto investment fraud alone reached US$7.2bn.
Brazil: central bank rules for virtual asset providers
BCB Resolutions 519, 520 and 521/2025 created licensing for virtual asset service providers, require AML/CFT controls and bring virtual assets into the FX market. In force since 02/02/2026; existing firms have 270 days to apply.
Self-custody wallet transfers above US$10k now reported to COAF
BCB Resolution 588/2026 (in force since 01/10/2026) added automatic reporting of virtual-asset transfers to or from self-custody wallets from US$10k. Resolution 589/2026 bars dealing with unauthorized providers from 06/11/2026.
Binance's US$4.32bn DOJ settlement (2023)
US$2.51bn forfeiture and a US$1.81bn fine, plus coordinated settlements with FinCEN, OFAC and the CFTC and a three-year monitor.
Bybit: US$1.5bn stolen (Feb 2025)
The FBI attributed it to North Korea's TraderTraitor group — the same group named in the 2026 Binance case.
| Losses | |
|---|---|
| 2024 | US$ 9.32 bi |
| 2025 | US$ 11.366 bi |
المصدر: FBI IC3 Annual Reports 2024–2025 ↗
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Binance (out/2026) | US$ 6.3 bi |
| Bybit (fev/2025) | US$ 1.5 bi |
المصدر: The Record; Help Net Security ↗
- — Binance hit by ~US$6.3bn crypto theft attributed to North Korea · ~US$ 6,3 bi. Early report: a DevOps engineer's laptop was compromised by TraderTraitor; ~US$3bn frozen. Possibly the largest crypto theft ever. المصدر: The Record; Help Net Security
- — Polymarket loses over US$2.1m to wallet drainer via DebugBear · > US$ 2,1 mi. Malicious code injected through third-party vendor DebugBear drained users' wallets at the prediction market. المصدر: The Record
- — Trezor: shipping partner breach fuels phishing attacks. Data leaked from the crypto wallet maker's logistics partner is being used to phish customers. المصدر: Help Net Security
- — Crypto wallet SafePal exposes order data of 39,798 customers. The breach hit customer order information at the hardware wallet maker. المصدر: Help Net Security
- — Crypto-linked losses reach US$11.4bn in the US in 2025 · US$ 11,37 bi. IC3 logged 181,565 crypto-related complaints, with losses 22% above 2024 (US$9.32bn). المصدر: FBI IC3 2025 (cópia do PDF via Finsiders Brasil)
- — Bybit loses US$1.5bn in crypto theft attributed to North Korea · US$ 1,5 bi. The FBI attributed the US$1.5bn theft at the Dubai-based exchange to North Korea's TraderTraitor group. المصدر: Help Net Security