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    December 31, 2024, 07:20:16 PM
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    https://www.reuters.com/technology/losses-crypto-hacks-jump-22-bln-2024-report-says-2024-12-19/

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    Dec 19 (Reuters) - Funds stolen by hacking cryptocurrency platforms surged 21% from a year ago to $2.2 billion in 2024, a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis showed on Thursday.
    The hacking amount exceeded $1 billion for the fourth straight year and the number of incidents rose to 303 from 282 in 2023, it said. Hackers had stolen $1.8 billion in 2023.
    The rise in crypto heists comes as bitcoin BTC= jumped 140% this year to surpass $100,000 mark, drawing institutional participation and backing from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

    Do you think this kind of news could impact Bitcoin adoption in the future? Because if you look at the trends, crypto related crimes has been steadily increasing year by year. Despite governments tightening regulations, it seems like those measures haven’t had much of a positive effect, at least not according to the numbers.

    I’ve been in crypto for a while, and news about hacks is still pretty common. Most of the time, these incidents are the user’s fault, like poor security practices. It feels like this is an area governments haven’t fully explored yet.

    So, the real question is, how can they educate people to minimize these crimes? Teaching users proper security measures could do more to protect the crypto ecosystem than simply imposing regulations.

    Speaking of what I want to know is, when is the government gonna go after known scams, scams that have been brought to their attention that say who committed the scam how much they stole and have laid out the entire groundwork for whatever agency to make a case of it. This is something that we struggle with in the collectible section. It’s insanity!
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