Estimated $30 Million Stolen in Violent Crypto Attacks in 2026 as France Records Emerges as Hotspot

This Chainalysis report documents a rising wave of violent crypto-targeted crimes (wrench attacks) through mid-2026 — $58M stolen in 2025 and ~$30M by mid-2026 — highlighting a sharp surge in France tied to leaked tax and crypto firm data; it analyzes incident trends (home invasions, kidnappings), victim targeting (increasing use of family members), and on-chain laundering tradecraft across three attacker sophistication tiers, and recommends operational security, law-enforcement blockchain literacy, and stronger data protections.