#CryptoScamSurge Here's what’s behind the #CryptoScamSurge in 2025:

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📈 Crypto Scam Trends & Statistics

In the first half of 2025, investors lost approximately $2.47 billion to scams and hacks—already exceeding the total for all of 2024. Wallet compromises alone resulted in about $1.7 billion in losses, phishing attacks another $410 million .

Blockchain security firm Certik logged 344 major incidents, highlighting that Q2 saw 144 incidents, and net losses reached $2.29 billion after accounting for frozen/recovered assets .

The largest single event was the ByBit mega-heist, attributed to North Korean hackers (Lazarus Group), alone contributing $1.5 billion in stolen assets .

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🎯 Scam Types Fueling the Surge

Pig-Butchering Scams

Dominated fraud in 2024, accounting for over 33% of all crypto fraud, and grew ~40% from the prior year .

Cyvers reports $5.5 billion stolen across ~200,000 cases, with average scams involving weeks of grooming and many victims losing more than 50% of their net worth