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Reports Clash on 2026 Crypto Loss Total: $1.65B vs $1.2B

U.Today and AMBCrypto both cover the same $25.6 million hack of unidentified victims but cite different cumulative 2026 crypto loss figures.

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U.Today and AMBCrypto both cover the same $25.6 million hack of unidentified victims but cite different cumulative 2026 crypto loss figures.

What all sources agree on

  • Unknown victims/a crypto whale lost $25.6 million worth of cryptocurrency in the attack.
  • The stolen assets were swapped for DAI and ETH.
  • PeckShield reported/identified the incident; the victims were not identified.

Where the reports disagree

1Cumulative crypto losses for 2026

According to Nominis, major crypto security incidents resulted in approximately $1.65 billion in losses during the first seven months of 2026.

U.Today

From an on-chain exploits perspective, over $1.2B has been lost in 2026.

AMBCrypto

What would settle it: A published methodology or dataset from Nominis (or the on-chain analytics source AMBCrypto relied on) covering the same Jan-Jul 2026 period.

2Assets stolen in the $25.6M hack

the stolen assets included approximately $6.3 million in aWBTC, $5.1 million in DAI, $4.7 million in WBTC and $2.6 million in Ethereum (ETH).

U.Today

The unknown crypto whale's assets, including WBTC, cbBTC, LDO, USDS, and CRV, worth $25.6M, were drained and swapped for DAI and ETH.

AMBCrypto

What would settle it: The on-chain transaction record for the exploited wallet address.

What to make of it

Treat the $25.6 million hack itself as established, but the two cited cumulative 2026 loss totals ($1.65B vs $1.2B) differ by more than rounding and should not both be cited as if interchangeable.

Treat the $25.6 million hack itself as established, but the two cited cumulative 2026 loss totals ($1.65B vs $1.2B) differ by more than rounding and should not both be cited as if interchangeable.