THE COST OF COUNTERPARTY RISK
ATTACKS ARE ON THE RISE
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3 Crypto Scams That Are Costing Americans Millions Right Now
Date: Feb 13, 2026 | By Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance highlights three crypto scams — pig butchering, AI deepfakes, and crypto ATM fraud — that are currently costing Americans, especially older adults, millions of dollars.
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Record $17 Billion Estimated Stolen in Crypto Scams and Fraud in 2025 as Impersonation Tactics and AI Enablement Surge
Date: Jan 13, 2026 | By Chainalysis
Chainalysis estimates that crypto scams and fraud stole a record $17 billion in 2025, driven by explosive growth in impersonation and AI‑enabled scams.
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Crypto trader loses $50 million in address poisoning attack, offers $1 million bounty for return
Date: Dec 20, 2025 | By The Block
A crypto trader lost roughly $50 million in USDT in an address poisoning attack and later offered a $1 million bounty in a bid to recover the stolen funds.
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Anatomy of a Billion-Download NPM Supply-Chain Attack
Date: Sep 8, 2025 | By JD
A supply chain attack compromised the NPM account of developer qix, leading to malicious versions of dozens of high-impact packages being published.
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FBI: $9.3B Lost to Bitcoin Scams in 2024, Seniors Targeted
Date: Apr 24, 2025 | By Bitbo
The FBI reports a record $9.3 billion in U.S. Bitcoin scam losses in 2024, with elderly victims accounting for nearly a third of the total.
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82,000 Crypto Wallets Exposed In Address 'Poisoning Scam'
Date: October 25, 2024 | By Bitcoinist
Cryptocurrency users of any level of experience are increasingly falling victim to a technique called "address poisoning."
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Anatomy of an Address Poisoning Scam
Date: October 23, 2024 | By Chainalysis
An address poisoning victim nearly lost $68 million in wrapped bitcoin.
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New FTC Data Shows Massive Increase in Losses to Bitcoin ATM Scams
Date: Sep 3rd, 2024 | By Federal Trade Commission
Reports from consumers show nearly tenfold increase since 2020 in amount lost to scammers using Bitcoin ATMs