2025 Crypto Loss Data Does Not Show Victims’ Recovery Odds

The 2025 cryptocurrency theft and scam figures show the scale of losses but do not establish victims’ chances of recovering their funds, while 2026 cases show that seized assets can sometimes be returned. On Ethereum, a confirmed transaction cannot be reversed by a central authority on the network. Investigators can trace funds, and an issuer or law enforcement may be able to freeze or seize assets, but stopping their movement does not itself repay victims. A return may require legal proceedings. More than $3.4 billion in crypto was stolen in hacks from January through early December 2025.