Here are 10 of the biggest crypto hacks in history (ranked roughly by impact/amount stolen). I’ll keep it clear and straight to the point:
1. Mt. Gox (2014)
The most infamous hack ever. This Japanese exchange handled ~70% of all Bitcoin trades at the time.
2. Ronin Network – Axie Infinity (2022)
💥 ~$625 million
Hackers compromised validator nodes and drained ETH$ETH & USDC from the Ronin bridge.
3. Poly Network (2021)
🌀 ~$611 million
One of the strangest hacks—the hacker later returned most of the funds, claiming it was “for fun.”
4. Binance BNB$BNB Bridge (2022)
⚠️ ~$570 million (partial recovery)
Exploit in cross-chain bridge smart contract; Binance paused the chain quickly.
5. Coincheck (2018)
💣 ~$530 million
Japanese exchange lost NEM tokens due to poor hot-wallet security.
6. FTX (2022)
🧨 ~$477 million
Funds mysteriously drained during bankruptcy chaos—still legally disputed.
7. Wormhole Bridge (2022)
🌉 ~$325 million
Smart contract exploit allowed hackers to mint ETH without backing.
8. KuCoin (2020)
💸 ~$280 million
Private keys compromised; most funds were later recovered.
8. BitMart (2021)
🔓 ~$196 million
Hot wallet keys leaked, affecting multiple blockchains.
10. DAO Hack – Ethereum (2016)
🧠 ~$60 million
Exploit led to the Ethereum hard fork, creating ETH and ETC.#BinanceBitcoinSAFUFund .