MCAP $2.63T ▼ 1.21% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:02 UTC 24H VOL $72.5B Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:02 UTC BTC.D 59.3% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:02 UTC FEAR & GREED 34 Fear Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC BTC FEE 1 sat/vB Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:25 UTC BTC $77,704 ▲ 1.68% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:22 UTC ETH $2,289 ▲ 2.09% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:22 UTC MGLOEURO $111,813 ▼ 0.36% Last updated 27 Oct 2026, 02:04 UTC USDT $0.9989 ▲ 0.02% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:22 UTC BNB $697.89 ▲ 0.72% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:22 UTC XRP $1.27 ▲ 2.10% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:22 UTC USDC $0.9995 ▲ 0.02% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:22 UTC SOL $92.67 ▲ 1.42% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:22 UTC TRX $0.3220 ▲ 0.45% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:22 UTC FIGR_HELOC $1.03 ▼ 0.22% Last updated 4 Nov 2026, 06:22 UTC

Security incidents

Hacks, exploits and protocol failures recorded by the desk, with the date, the reported amount where a source states one, and a link to the record.

Reported losses by year

  • 2026$8.8B
  • 2025$2.8B
  • 2024$1.7B
  • 2023$1.6B
  • 2022$3.7B
  • 2021$2.9B

Sums use only amounts a source stated. Incidents without a reported figure are excluded.

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Recorded crypto security incidents
Incident Date Reported amount Status
Liquid Global: Hot Wallet Key Compromised 19 Aug 2021 $91.35m Reported
Pinecone Finance: Incorrect Share Accounting 19 Aug 2021 $200.0k Reported
SurgeBNB: Reentrancy 17 Aug 2021 $5.00m Reported
Ref Finance: Missing Input Validation 15 Aug 2021 $3.20m Reported
Acala Network: Infinite Mint 13 Aug 2021 $1.60m Reported
NEKO: Improper Access Control 13 Aug 2021 $2.20m Reported
DAO Maker Vesting: Improper Access Control 12 Aug 2021 $7.00m Reported
Punk Protocol: Delegatecall Hijack 10 Aug 2021 $8.95m Reported
Poly Network: Improper Access Control 10 Aug 2021 $611.00m Reported
Zerogoki: Oracle Misconfiguration 8 Aug 2021 $670.0k Reported
WaultSwap: Risk Parameter Abuse 4 Aug 2021 $930.0k Reported
Popsicle Finance: Reward Logic Flaw 3 Aug 2021 $20.70m Reported
Levyathan: Key Stored Publicly 30 Jul 2021 $1.50m Reported
PolyYeld Finance: Infinite Mint 28 Jul 2021 $250.0k Reported
THORChain DEX: Withdrawal Logic Flaw 22 Jul 2021 $8.00m Reported
Bunny: Unbacked Mint 16 Jul 2021 $2.40m Reported
Bondly: Phishing 15 Jul 2021 $5.90m Reported
THORChain DEX: Bridge Logic Flaw 15 Jul 2021 $5.00m Reported
ApeRocket: Reward Logic Flaw 14 Jul 2021 $1.26m Reported
DeFiPie: Reentrancy 13 Jul 2021 $125.0k Reported
ChainSwap Bridge: Bridge Logic Flaw 11 Jul 2021 $4.40m Reported
Multichain: Weak Key Generation 10 Jul 2021 $7.90m Reported
Haven Protocol: Infinite Mint 3 Jul 2021 $8.19m Reported
XDX Swap: Bridge Logic Flaw 2 Jul 2021 $176.0k Reported
ChainSwap: Bridge Logic Flaw 2 Jul 2021 $800.0k Reported

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