Report estimates $17 billion worth of bitcoin was stolen in 2025 alone —massive haul arises from impersonation tactics and the use of AI for scams

2025 saw the largest revenue generated through crypto scams to date with an estimated $17 billion stolen from victims worldwide.
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This $2,000 Bitcoin mining water heater can pay for itself by slashing your energy bills, company claims — can rake in $1,000 a year in BTC, offset 80% of electricity and water costs

Superheat was at CES 2026 to showcase what it describes as “a water heater that pays for itself.” Instead of a resistive heating element, it warms your H2O with heat generated by a Bitcoin ASIC miner.
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Americans lost $333 million to Bitcoin ATM fraud in 2025 — FBI says there is a ‘clear and constant rise’ of this scam, and that it is ‘not slowing down’

The FBI reported that Americans lost $333 million to scams via crypto ATMs, and that the number of victims constantly rose from 2020 to 2025.
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Russia cracks down on ‘illegal’ cryptomining with prison terms up to five years — Kremlin will begin prosecuting in 2027

The Russian government plans to penalize ‘illegal’ mining of cryptocurrency to prison terms of up to five years.

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World’s oldest Bitcoin Mining Pool celebrates 15th anniversary, has mined 1,311,339 bitcoins worth $115 billion — group has 255 billion times more hash power than at inception

15 years ago, the first Bitcoin mining pool was introduced by coder Slush.

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Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows

This was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists — 2025 was the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set.

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12 years ago, a whiskey-fuelled rant coined the iconic term HODL with a drunken mispelling — Bitcoin investment strategy would have turned $523 into over $87,000, a 16,666% gain

On December 18, 2013, a cryptocurrency investor felt compelled to pen a message rallying his fellow shellshocked troops on the Bitcointalk forums. Thus, the ‘HODL’ strategy was born.
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North Korean hackers stole record $2 billion in crypto in 2025, including single heist worth $1.5 billion, report claims — rogue state accounts for 60% of all reported crypto thefts this year, $6.75 billion total since records began

Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis says DPRK has set a record for 2025, with the regime expected to execute more sophisticated attacks in the future.
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