Crypto stolen hit $370M in January, quadrupling year on year: CertiK

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Why it matters

Crypto theft reached $370M in January, a 214% increase from the previous month and a quadrupling of the year-on-year figure, largely due to a single phishing incident.

Expected market reaction

Bearish Confidence 85% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 85% confidence.

Evidence trail

Evidence
Source CoinTelegraph
Claim Crypto stolen hit $370M in January, quadrupling year on year: CertiK
AI inference Bearish · 85%
Generated 2026-02-02 05:56

AI provenance

Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Analysis version
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Article id
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Original source

The amount of crypto stolen in January is also a 214% increase from the month before, with a majority of the value lost due to a single phishing incident.

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Original article published by CoinTelegraph on February 2, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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