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Jameson Lopp says wrench attack archive passes 700 after AI-assisted search

Jameson Lopp's archive of physical attacks on crypto holders has more than doubled to about 702 cases after researcher Pizza Bitcoiner used AI-assisted searches to find hundreds of overlooked reports.

Why it matters: The records show that physical coercion, not code-breaking, is a persistent risk for crypto holders, with 31 deaths and about $394m in reported losses documented.

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Key points

  • Lopp announced the expansion on X on 16 Oct 2026, crediting Pizza Bitcoiner with finding hundreds of new reports.
  • Pizza Bitcoiner's database holds 670 verified incidents across 72 countries from January 2020 to mid-October 2026, 375 of them missing from Lopp's earlier records.
  • The records include 31 deaths, 413 cases of victims held against their will and about $394m in reported losses across 447 cases.

Lopp, a Bitcoin security expert and Casa co-founder, announced the expansion on X on 16 Oct 2026 and credited researcher Pizza Bitcoiner with finding the new reports through agentic searches.

Of these, 375 were absent from Lopp's earlier collection, and about 351 have since been added to it. The research drew on local-language news outlets, court records and police reports.

Annual incidents rose from 37 in 2020 to 165 in 2025, with 134 recorded through mid-October 2026. The article says better documentation and wider language coverage explain much of the increase rather than a comparable rise in actual crime.

What to watch: Pizza Bitcoiner says the research pipeline will run every week, adding new cases and updating old ones with new evidence.

Read the full story on Bitcoin.com News

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