Infographic: Crypto Thefts and Trends That Will Blow Your Mind

As it turns out, too much freedom is not a good thing, or so the misuse of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies now shows. Brush aside the fact that hackers lurk at every corner of the Internet and you are left with even more startling facts Criminals have been happy to use the anonymity of cryptocurrencies to trade arms, traffic humans, launder money, and more.

For better or for worse, cryptocurrencies today are a conduit of illicit activity, and a lot of government oversight is required to uproot the bad practices that have become the norm. While lawmakers are hard at work to figure out the right legal framework for cryptocurrencies, here are some of the most mind-blowing thefts in the crypto world to read up on: