#CryptoScamSurge Growth of Damage

• In 2024, losses from crypto fraud and hacks amounted to over $24.2 billion worldwide.

Of this, approximately $12.4 billion was attributed to fraudulent schemes (investment, romance, “pig butchering,” etc.).

• The average loss for an individual was $12,400 (compared to ~$9,800 in 2023).

⚠️ 2025: Intensification of the Trend

• In just the first half of 2025, losses exceeded $2.5 billion:

• $1.71 billion from wallet hacks;

• $410 million from phishing and deceptive schemes.

• Investment fraud in Q1 2025 netted scammers $1.5 billion, with $472 million of that being transferred in cryptocurrencies.