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🚨 $11.7 BILLION STOLEN FROM CRYPTO EXCHANGES. And most people still keep their crypto on exchanges. 🤦 Here's every major hack ranked — from $10M to $5.9 BILLION 👇 —b 💀 THE HALL OF SHAME — ALL 20 HACKS: 🔴 #1 #Binance → $5.9B (2026) ← JUST HAPPENED 🔴 #2 #Bybit → $1.5B (2025) 🔴 #3 Ronin/Axie → $625M (2022) 🔴 #4 Poly Network → $610M (2021) 🔴 #5 Coincheck → $530M (2018) 🔴 #6 #FTX → $477M (2022) 🔴 #7 Mt. Gox → $460M (2014) 🟠 #8 #KuCoin → $280M (2020) 🟠 #9 #BitMart → $196M (2021) 🟠 #10 #Harmony → $100M (2022) 🟡 #11 #Liquid → $97M (2021) 🟡 #12 #Bitfinex → $72M (2016) 🟡 #13 NiceHash → $64M (2017) 🟡 #14 Zaif → $60M (2018) 🟡 #15 #Upbit → $49M (2019) 🟡 #16 BitPoint → $32M (2019) 🟡 #17 #Bithumb → $30M (2018) 🟡 #18 Deribit → $28M (2022) 🟡 #19 #Cryptopia → $16M (2019) 🟡 #20 Gate .io → $10M (2019) --- 😱 NOTICE SOMETHING? 📅 2014 → Mt. Gox — $460M stolen 📅 2016 → Bitfinex — $72M stolen 📅 2017 → NiceHash — $64M stolen 📅 2018 → 3 hacks in ONE YEAR 📅 2019 → 4 hacks in ONE YEAR 📅 2020 → KuCoin — $280M stolen 📅 2021 → 3 hacks in ONE YEAR 📅 2022 → 3 hacks in ONE YEAR 📅 2025 → Bybit — $1.5B stolen 📅 2026 → Binance — $5.9B stolen 📅 2027 → ???????? — 🙄 The hacks are getting BIGGER every single cycle. 📈 --- 🔑 THE LESSON NOBODY LEARNS: Every single hack on this list has ONE thing in common 👇 HOT WALLETS. Every exchange that got hacked kept customer funds in internet-connected wallets. The moment hackers find a vulnerability — funds are gone in minutes. Not hours. Not days. MINUTES. ⏱️ --- 🛡️ HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF: ✅ Use a Hardware Wallet — Ledger or Trezor ✅ Never keep more than trading funds on exchanges ✅ Enable 2FA on every exchange account ✅ Use unique passwords — never reuse ✅ Whitelist withdrawal addresses ✅ Check if your exchange has Proof of Reserves --- 🔐 THE GOLDEN RULES: ❌ Exchange wallet = Someone else's keys ✅ Hardware wallet = YOUR keys ( But in 2026😞) ❌ "The exchange is too big to hack" ✅ Binance WAS the biggest. Still got hacked. ❌ "It won't happen to me" ✅ 82,578 investors liquidated in ONE night --- 🔔 Follow @airdropalertdaily — we track every major Save this post. Share it with your crypto frens. Someone you know needs to see this. 👇 --- ⚠️ DISCLAIMER Not financial advice. Always do your own research. Use official exchange websites only. Never share your private keys or seed phrases with anyone. --- x.com/AirdropAlertAAD/status/2116144302518874229? #CryptoHack #CryptoSecurity #Bitcoin #BTC
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$11.7B stolen in total is a sobering number, and still holding funds on exchanges feels risky after this week. Self custody is not easy, but it is the lesson here. What stops most people from moving off exchanges?
