Crypto Hack Losses Hit $8.74 in 2026, More Than Triple 2025, Yet Without Binance the Year Ran Quieter: How Did Bitcoin and Ethereum React After Major Hacks?

Crypto hack losses reached $8.74 billion in 2026 by October 31, more than three times the $2.51 billion lost over the same ten months of 2025, after the October 29 Binance breach alone added $6.36 billion. Take Binance out and the picture flips. The rest of 2026 comes to $2.38 billion, about 5% less than 2025 at the same point, even though attackers hit 325 targets against 120 a year earlier. More attacks, smaller hauls, and then one enormous one. --> The market has its own pattern.