Wired had the report:

• a nearly $100 million increase over the previous year’s thefts by North Korean hacker groups
• total over the past five years to $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency alone
• the seven breaches in 2021 amount to three more than in 2020 (dwon on the 10 in 2018, when they stole a record $522 million)

Link above for more.

The Journal cite recent research showing the concentration of Bitcoin ownership

• The study showed that the top 10,000 bitcoin accounts hold 5 million bitcoins, an equivalent of approximately $232 billion.
• With an estimated 114 million people globally holding the cryptocurrency, according to crypto.com, that means that approximately 0.01% of bitcoin holders control 27% of the 19 million bitcoin in circulation.

The article compares it with the 1% holdings of fiat wealth:

• By comparison, in the U.S., where wealth inequality is at its most extreme in decades, the top 1% of households hold about a third of all wealth, according to the Federal Reserve.

Here is the link for more info. (may be gated)

BTC update:

The Wall Street Journal with the report ICYMI on U.S. authorities to liquidate roughly $56 million in proceeds seized.

Here is the link to the Journal (may be gated)  for more.