Golden Finance reported that a report released by the FBI showed that in 2023, cryptocurrency-related security complaints in the United States reached an all-time high, with losses exceeding $5.6 billion. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 69,000 financial fraud complaints involving cryptocurrencies such as BTC, ETH or USDT. 71% of the losses were due to "cryptocurrency exploitation", and 10% were related to technical support scams, government impersonation scams, and call center fraud. Investment fraud was the most common cryptocurrency-related problem last year, with total losses surging 45% from 2022. California, Florida, Texas, New York, and Washington were the most affected states, with California losing more than $1.1 billion.