2016
Theft
Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein were arrested for laundering $4.5 billion in stolen bitcoins from the 2016 Bitfinex hack.
$12,039,000,000.00
120,000 Bitcoin
2016
Theft
Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein were arrested for laundering $4.5 billion in stolen bitcoins from the 2016 Bitfinex hack.
$12,039,000,000.00
120,000 Bitcoin
2019
Theft
In 2019, hackers stole 342,000 ETH from Upbit, laundering the funds across 51 countries and converting most into Bitcoin.
$1,369,672,380.00
342,000 Ethereum
2014
Accident
I got high on LSD and had a bad trip, causing me to go crazy and set my laptop on fire. I thought my laptop was garden gnome, that was trying to kill me. FML
$1,003,250,000.00
10,000 Bitcoin
2013
Lost Access
James Howells accidentally threw away a hard drive containing 7,500 BTC.
$752,437,500.00
7,500 Bitcoin
2019
Theft
In 2019, Binance was hacked, resulting in the theft of 7,000 BTC. The attackers exploited a vulnerability in Binance's systems, bypassing security measures and gaining access to the exchange's hot wallet.
$702,275,000.00
7,000 Bitcoin
2020
Theft
In 2020, a massive hack targeted DMM Bitcoin, resulting in the theft of 4502.9 BTC, exploiting vulnerabilities in their systems.
$451,753,442.50
4,502.9 Bitcoin
2024
Theft
Malone Lam and Jeandiel Serrano stole 4,100 Bitcoin (about $230 million) using social engineering, laundered the funds through crypto exchanges, and spent the proceeds on luxury items.
$411,332,500.00
4,100 Bitcoin
2010
Forgotten Funds
Got 3500 of it with mining. Totally forgot about it, bought new pc... realized it too late
$351,137,500.00
3,500 Bitcoin
2016
Lost Access
An anonymous user lost access to a wallet with 2,600 BTC since 2011.
$260,845,000.00
2,600 Bitcoin
2009
Missed Opportunity
Buddy offered me a thousand bitcoin in exchange for rent, told him to take his magic internet money and get out. He is now millionaire.
$100,325,000.00
1,000 Bitcoin
2011
Hardware Failure
Gabriel Abed lost 800 BTC when his computer was formatted.
$80,260,000.00
800 Bitcoin
2011
Bad Purchase
Buying drugs and proxies in first few years
$40,130,000.00
400 Bitcoin
2020
Theft
Xzavyer Narvaez, at 19 years old, engaged in SIM swapping to steal cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, later used to purchase luxury vehicles.
$15,650,700.00
156 Bitcoin
2014
Bad Investment
Beat down by Mark Karpeles bosu ball
$7,580,557.00
75.56 Bitcoin
2018
Hardware Failure
An investor lost 30 BTC after buying a second-hand Ledger with compromised security.
$3,009,750.00
30 Bitcoin
2011
Hardware Failure
Lost in harddrive malfunction
$2,909,425.00
29 Bitcoin
2009
Bad Purchase
Bought drugs on silkroad, retrospectively the most expensive drugs i ever bought...
$2,809,100.00
28 Bitcoin
2012
Lost Access
Lost wallet
$1,203,900.00
12 Bitcoin
2012
Exchange Loss
GOXXXXED
$1,153,737.50
11.5 Bitcoin
2024
Lost Access
A Brazilian YouTuber (Lord Vinheteiro) lost 4 BTC after accidentally discarding his seed phrase, rendering him unable to access his wallet.
$401,300.00
4 Bitcoin
2015
Hardware Failure
Hard drive formatted :/
$200,650.00
2 Bitcoin
2017
Collectible Purchase
Bought a gen0 crypto kitty.
$200,244.50
50 Ethereum
2013
Bad Purchase
Bought Ecstasy with it. Should have holded.
$80,260.00
0.8 Bitcoin
2024
Bad Trade
Someone accepted an offer of 6.9 APE (around $10) for their Bored Ape 3590 NFT, price floor was around 19 ETH.
$76,092.91
19 Ethereum
2017
Transfer Error
Sent to wrong address :(
$54,877.78
0.547 Bitcoin
2013
Lost Access
Wallet lost, who knew it would go up so high...
$50,162.50
0.5 Bitcoin
2015
Bad Purchase
Bought a 256gb SSD because i thought BTC had stabilized around $300. Still use it, probably the dumbest thing i ever bought
$35,113.75
0.35 Bitcoin
2017
Expensive Gift
Bought myself and my GH iPhone X and then of course ethereum doubles over the next two weeks.
$26,031.79
6.5 Ethereum
2016
Panic Sold
Was noob, panic sold
$1,776.06
13 Litecoin
2017
Phishing
Fake/Phishing bitaddress.org website (bittaddress.org - not double 't')
$1,203.90
0.012 Bitcoin
2018
Bad Trade
Bad trade sold it right before 15% pump
$401.30
0.004 Bitcoin
2017
Wallet Error
Wanted to claim them from Exodus but transacted it to a BTC wallet, not to a BCH Wallet...
$309.58
0.5 Bitcoin Cash