Something shifted in the first half of 2026 that no hardware wallet or cold storage setup can fix. Crypto wrench attacks — physical assaults and coercion used to force victims into surrendering their digital assets — jumped 33.3% year over year, with security firm CertiK verifying 52 incidents globally in the first six months of 2026, up from 39 during the same period in 2025. The numbers alone are striking. What they reveal about how criminals are evolving their methods is more unsettling.