Crypto Crimes Declined in 2020

Crypto-related crimes are on the downside but DeFi hacks are on the upswing

Report: Crypto crimes declined in 2020, but DeFi hacks are on the rise

“Cryptocurrency-related crimes have slowed down in 2020, but some sectors within the crypto industry have become a new hotbed for criminal activity, a new report says.

Citing major crypto analytics firm CipherTrace, Reuters reported on Nov. 10 that total losses from crypto thefts, hacks and fraud dropped from $4.4 billion in 2019 to $1.8 billion over the first 10 months of 2020.

CipherTrace CEO Dave Jevans said that the general decline of criminal activity in the crypto industry is a result of increased security measures:

‘What we have seen is that exchanges and other cryptocurrency players have implemented more security procedures. […] They have taken the guidance and implemented the procedures to secure their funds better. So you’re going to see less mass-scale hacks.'”

https://cointelegraph.com/news/report-crypto-crimes-declined-in-2020-but-defi-hacks-are-on-the-rise

 

Master Asked on November 10, 2020 in Cryptocurrency.
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