The price of crypto currencies has plunged recently, but whatever the value of their investment, for digital asset holders, protecting their crypto from thieves is an ongoing problem. In March this year, hackers carried out one of the biggest cryptocurrency heists of all time and with cyber criminals increasingly wielding high-tech tools and techniques, in 2021 cryptocurrency theft grew by around 500 per cent over the previous year.

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