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Key Takeaways
- CertiK verified 52 physical coercion incidents in H1 2026, including 20 home invasions.
- The rise from one home invasion to 20 is striking, but the tiny and incomplete baseline makes a 20-fold framing misleading.
- Recorded financial exposure reached $124.1 million, although a small number of exceptionally large cases skewed the total.
- France generated most publicly verified incidents, but stronger official tracking may partly explain its dominance.
Crypto-related home invasions increased from one publicly reported case in the first half of 2025 to 20 during the same period in 2026, according to the CertiK Intel3D H1 2026 Wrench Attacks report.
CertiK verified 52 physical coercion incidents worldwide, up from 39 a year earlier. Kidnappings increased from 12 to 16, while recorded financial exposure rose from approximately $10.5 million to $124.1 million.
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