Crypto gambling platform Gamdom temporarily took its services offline on October 13, 2026 after an unauthorized connection on an automation server led to a hot wallet breach. While Gamdom founder Felix Romer stated losses were just over $3 million, on-chain investigator vxdb estimated total stolen funds at $4.208 million across multiple blockchains. Gamdom confirmed that customer deposits remain safe and secured remaining funds in cold storage, following a broader pattern of hot wallet exploits across crypto casinos.
Estimates of Gamdom breach losses
- ▪The $1.2 million discrepancy between Gamdom's $3 million statement and vxdb's $4.208 million estimate remains unexplained, with potential causes including asset valuation differences or recovered funds.
- ▪On-chain investigator vxdb estimated Gamdom's breach losses at $4.208 million across multiple networks including Ethereum, BSC, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Bitcoin, Solana, and TRON.
- ▪Gamdom founder Felix Romer confirmed on October 14, 2026 that the hot wallet breach resulted in a loss of just over $3 million, while remaining hot wallet assets were transferred to cold storage.
Gamdom platform suspension
- ▪Crypto casino and sportsbook platform Gamdom suspended operations on October 13, 2026 after discovering an unauthorized connection on an automation server originally suspected to be a disk failure.
- ▪Independent blockchain observers detected unusual transfers from addresses associated with Gamdom's hot wallets in the hours before the platform suspended operations.
Gamdom assurances and guidance for users
- ▪Gamdom advised users to rely strictly on official communications via its website and verified X account, emphasizing that the company never requests deposits through unofficial social media channels.
- ▪Gamdom stated that user deposits remained completely safe and unaffected by the hot wallet incident, as customer funds were kept separate from operational hot wallet balances.
Other crypto gambling platform breaches
- ▪Crypto gambling platform Duelbits suffered a similar hot wallet private-key compromise in September 2026, resulting in estimated losses between $5.9 million and $7 million.
- ▪Crypto gambling platform MetaWin experienced a $4 million hot wallet breach, while Stake lost $41 million in a cyber attack.
TRM Labs crypto hack statistics
- ▪According to TRM Labs, infrastructure and operational compromises accounted for 76% of all stolen crypto funds in the first half of 2026, despite representing only 15% of total security incidents.
- ▪TRM Labs documented 207 crypto security incidents totaling $972 million in losses during the first half of 2026, down from $2.3 billion lost in 2025.
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