How You'll Lose Crypto in 2026: Scheme Classification, Typical Cases, and How to Avoid Being Next
We present to you a longread: a detailed guide to cryptocurrency security with expert commentary.
In 2025, the crypto market lost over $1.8 billion due to fraud and exploits, according to Chainalysis, and these are just the reported cases.
Most losses were not due to hacks, but to social engineering. Typically, thefts are now carried out not by brute-force attacks, but by persuasion.
A distinct feature of crypto is that there is no turning back. There is no support hotline, and it is impossible to