The $290 Million KelpDAO Hack Linked to North Korea Wiped $13 Billion From DeFi in Two Days

A $290 million exploit on KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on April 18, attributed by LayerZero to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, sent shockwaves through DeFi and erased more than $13 billion in total value locked across protocols within 48 hours. Attackers drained… дальше »

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How Polygon Agglayer Held Through DeFi’s Worst Week Since FTX

A single forged signature drained $292M from KelpDAO on Saturday and triggered a $6.6 billion run on Aave. The bridges that kept running all had one thing in common. By John Egan, Head of Product, Polygon Labs Between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, a single forged message on a single cross-chain bridge turned into DeFi’s The post How Polygon Agglayer Held Through DeFi’s Worst Week Since FTX appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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How to Buy Crypto Before Binance Lists It: The $9.29 Million Presale Most Buyers Will Miss

Learning how to buy crypto in 2026 matters more than ever after the Kelp DAO exploit drained $292 million on April 19 and reminded the market that choosing the right project is just as important as choosing the right exchange. дальше »

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Sanctioned crypto exchange Grinex suspends trading after $14M hack

Sanctioned crypto exchange Grinex halted trading after a suspected state-level cyberattack drained up to $15 million in crypto. Grinex said Thursday it had suspended operations after losing more than 1 billion Russian rubles, roughly $13.7 million, from 54 wallets in… дальше »

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Fake Token Pools Reveal NEAR DeFi Oracle Vulnerabilities; $7.6M Drained from Rhea Finance Exploit

A huge security breach has hit NEAR Protocol ecosystem after decentralized finance platform Rhea Finance exploited, causing losses of roughly $7.6 million. Utilizing the information from blockchain security firm CertiK, The attacker was able to withdraw multiple assets from the protocol including the likes of USDC, USDT, ZEC and NEAR. As the breach involves the [...] дальше »

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Fake Ledger App on Apple Store Stole $9.5 Million in One Week

A crypto scam posing as the official Ledger Live hardware wallet app passed Apple’s App Store review process and drained at least $9.5 million from more than 50 victims across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tron, and XRP between April 7 and… дальше »

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Fake Ledger Live app on Apple App Store drains 5.9 BTC from G. Love

A fraudulent app on Apple’s App Store has drained $420,000 in Bitcoin from American musician Garrett Dutton, popularly known as “G. Love.” According to a series of posts on X, Dutton lost his 5.9 BTC stash after downloading a malicious… дальше »

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327,269,524 Dogecoin Drained From Robinhood, This Shows Why

Dogecoin whales are buying aggressively from Robinhood, with over 327 million DOGE acquired. дальше »

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WLFI’s Own Treasury Just Drained Its Stablecoin Pool Dry

WLFI's strategic reserve drained Dolomite's USD1 pool dry by borrowing 50M+ against 3B WLFI tokens, spiking deposit rates to 35.81% and raising serious liquidity concerns. The post WLFI’s Own Treasury Just Drained Its Stablecoin Pool Dry appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Solana price risks drop to $60 as head and shoulder pattern forms

Solana price fell 18% from its March high as global tensions surrounding the U. S. Iran war and an exploit on Solana-based Drift Protocol that drained millions from the ecosystem spooked the market. дальше »

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ETH and SOL Stall While Pepeto Emerges as the Next Big Cryptocurrency With 100x Analyst Projections

A $285 million hack just drained Solana’s largest perpetual exchange, and every wallet that lost money had no tool to flag the danger first. That event exposed what anyone searching for the next big cryptocurrency suspects: the market rewards projects that protect capital, not just promise returns. дальше »

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Drift Protocol’s $285m hack exposes social engineering threat to Solana DeFi

Drift Protocol, a major Solana-based DeFi exchange, has suffered a $285 million social engineering-driven exploit that weaponized a compromised administrator key rather than any code flaw. Drift Protocol, a decentralized exchange built on Solana, was drained of approximately $285 million… дальше »

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Solana price confirms bearish crossover following Drift exploit, will it crash?

Solana price fell nearly 9% following a major exploit on its Drift Protocol DeFi platform that drained nearly $300 million in digital assets. According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) price fell 9% to an intraday low of $78.6 on… дальше »

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Crypto News That Matters in 2026 as Bitcoin ETFs Reverse Four Month Outflow and Pepeto Eyes Binance Near SOL and ADA

Bitcoin spot ETFs just recorded $2. 5 billion in net inflows during March, slamming the brakes on four consecutive months of outflows that drained $6. 4 billion from the market. That reversal is the loudest crypto news of the quarter because it shows institutional money is rotating back into digital assets while prices sit near yearly lows. дальше »

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Kraken User Allegedly Drained in Suspected Social Engineering Heist

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT reported that an unknown Kraken user lost $18. 2 million in a suspected social engineering scam, with stolen funds already moving across chains. The threat actor began bridging 878 ETH, worth roughly $1. дальше »

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US charges Maryland man in $54M Uranium Finance exploit case

U. S. prosecutors have moved forward with charges against a Maryland resident accused of carrying out two exploits that drained more than $54 million from the decentralized finance platform Uranium Finance. дальше »

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How to verify an exchanger: red flags, reviews, and proof points

Crypto scams surge as AI-powered fraud and fake exchanges exploit urgency and weak user verification. The crypto exchange market looks deceptively simple until funds are drained. Fake websites are cheap to clone, brands are easy to mimic, and when in… дальше »

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Why crypto hacks don’t end and continue even when the money is gone

A crypto hack never ends when the wallet is drained. The theft lands first, fast and visible, and then a slower collapse starts to work through the rest of the project. The token keeps sliding, the treasury shrinks with it, hiring plans get cut back, product deadlines move, partners pull away, and the company that […] The post Why crypto hacks don’t end and continue even when the money is gone appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Crypto hacks drained $1.5b from industry in 2024 — and 2025/26 is already worse

Immunefi’s 2024 report finds $1.5b lost across 232 incidents, with CeFi key compromises driving a handful of mega-hacks while early 2025 losses already race past last year. The blockchain security industry is sounding the alarm after another year of devastating… дальше »

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Crypto E-Commerce Platform Bitrefill’s Funds Drained In North Korean Cyberattack

Bitrefill, a Sweden-based crypto e-commerce platform, revealed on Tuesday that it fell victim to a cyberattack on March 1, 2026, carried out by suspected North Korean hackers linked to the notorious Lazarus group. дальше »

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Bitrefill links Lazarus Group to employee laptop hack, stolen funds

Bitrefill didn’t reveal how much money was drained in the March 1 incident but said it will absorb the losses using its operational capital. дальше »

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Bitrefill reports Lazarus-style exploit drained funds and exposed some user data

The incident underscores the urgent need for enhanced cybersecurity measures in crypto platforms to protect user data and financial assets. The post Bitrefill reports Lazarus-style exploit drained funds and exposed some user data appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Venus Protocol Hit by Suspected $3.7M Exploit After Supply Cap Manipulation

Decentralized lending platform Venus Protocol is investigating a suspected exploit that may have drained more than $3. 7 million in digital assets from its Core Pool on BNB Chain. The incident came to light after on-chain data flagged unusual borrowing activity tied to a wallet identified as 0x1a35…6231. дальше »

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$100K Bitcoin? Prediction Market Odds Climb To 40%

Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $53 million in a single day this week, pushing monthly inflows past $1. 16 billion — a sharp reversal after four straight months of outflows that drained more than $6 billion from those same funds. дальше »

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Bonk.fun users report drained wallets after hackers hijack platform domain

The team behind the Solana-based memecoin launch platform Bonk.fun warned users to avoid its website after hackers reportedly compromised the domain and deployed a malicious wallet drainer, with at least one trader claiming losses of $273,000 after connecting their wallet.… дальше »

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Solv Protocol exploit drains $2.7M in SolvBTC, 10% bounty offered

Bitcoin-focused Solv Protocol was exploited on Thursday, resulting in roughly $2. 7 million worth of funds drained from one of its token vaults. The project has offered a 10% bounty to the attackers. дальше »

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Crypto hack losses fall to $26.5M in February, lowest in 11 months

Crypto losses from hacks and scams fell to an eleven-month low in February, according to a report from blockchain security firm PeckShield. Roughly $26.5 million worth of crypto assets were drained from the industry across 15 incidents in February, PeckShield… дальше »

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Crypto Security Landscape Shifts – February 2026 Sees Massive 98% Drop in Hack Losses Year-over-Year

Crypto security improves as losses plummet 98% YoY to $26.5M in Feb 2026, marking a significant recovery from the $1.5B drained during the same month in 2025. дальше »

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After Bitcoin ETFs drained $3.8 billion in five weeks it suddenly flipped positive, changing who controls the next move

For the better part of the last two years, spot Bitcoin ETFs were treated like a one-way door. They took Bitcoin out of keys and operational hassle and turned it into a ticker that fit inside every normal portfolio. дальше »

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XRP Ledger Foundation Quietly Fixes ‘Critical’ Bug That Could Have Drained User Funds

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South Korea’s tax office leaks wallet seed and loses $4.8M in seized tokens

South Korea’s National Tax Service reportedly published a wallet seed phrase in a press release, and tokens worth $4.8 million were swiftly drained in the latest custody blunder for the authorities. дальше »

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AI tool catches critical XRP Ledger bug that could have drained wallets

The vulnerability in the Batch amendment's signature validation was found during the voting phase and never reached mainnet, but the exploit path was severe enough that validators were immediately told to vote it down. дальше »

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Critical XRP Ledger Bug in Batch Amendment Could Have Drained User Wallets

A major logic flaw within the XRP Ledger (XRPL) codebase has been narrowly averted, preventing an exploit that would have enabled unauthorized fund transfers and account deletions.. дальше »

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Best Crypto to Buy Now: Step Finance Collapses After $27M Hack While Pepeto Presale Hits $7.3M With Zero Security Incidents

Step Finance just shut down permanently. The Solana portfolio dashboard confirmed on February 23 that operations are ending after a $27 million treasury wallet hack in late January. Over 261,000 SOL was drained according to CertiK. дальше »

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Solana DeFi platform Step Finance shuts down after hack

Step Finance is closing its Solana-based operations after a January cyberattack drained up to $40 million from its treasury and fee wallets. The company confirmed in a post on X that it is shutting down its core platform, along with SolanaFloor and Remora Markets, with immediate effect. дальше »

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Solana-based Step Finance shuts down after $40M January hack

Step Finance is shutting down its Solana-based platforms after a January hack drained up to $40 million and undermined its financial stability. In a statement shared on Feb. 24 on X, the company said it would shut down its core… дальше »

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IoTeX Exploit Sparks Security Alarm As $8.8M In Assets Are Drained

IoTeX is facing renewed scrutiny after a major exploit drained millions of dollars in digital assets from one of its token safes, triggering a rapid response from the project’s security team and partners. дальше »

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Bitcoin ETF inflows reach $88M as BTC price struggles at $67K

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $88. 04 million in net inflows on February 20, breaking a three-day outflow streak that drained $403. 90 million. BlackRock’s IBIT led with $64. 46 million while Fidelity’s FBTC attracted $23. дальше »

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Bitcoin ETFs witness $330 million in inflow as BTC price dumps again

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $330. 67 million in net inflows on February 6, ending a three-day outflow streak that drained $1. 25 billion from products. BlackRock’s IBIT led with $231. 62 million in inflows. дальше »

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Cardano Isn’t ‘Fading,’ Hoskinson Says: ‘I’ve Lost Over $3B’ And Still Building

Charles Hoskinson used a Feb. 6 livestream from Tokyo to push back on a familiar narrative he says he’s hearing on the ground in Japan: that Cardano is “fading” or “dead,” and that the bear market has drained the ecosystem’s momentum. дальше »

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Scam Alert: Ethereum Whales Lose Millions to Copy-Paste Error

An Ethereum whale has suffered a massive loss with millions drained in a rare address poisoning exploit. дальше »

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An On-Chain DEX Aggregator Just Lost $17 Million in Major Smart Contract Attack

On-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator, SwapNet, has suffered a major smart contract exploit that drained nearly $16. 8 million in crypto assets. The incident highlights persistent security risks tied to token approvals and third-party routing contracts in decentralized finance (DeFi). дальше »

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Explosive truth behind crypto bots that front-run thieves to “save” funds — but they decide who gets paid back

Makina Finance lost 1,299 ETH, roughly $4. 13 million, in a flash-loan and oracle manipulation exploit. The attacker drained the protocol's funds and broadcast the transaction to Ethereum's public mempool, where it should have been picked up by validators and included in the next block. дальше »

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Crypto bots front-running thieves to “save” funds, but also decide who gets paid back

Makina Finance lost 1,299 ETH, roughly $4. 13 million, in a flash-loan and oracle manipulation exploit. The attacker drained the protocol's funds and broadcast the transaction to Ethereum's public mempool, where it should have been picked up by validators and included in the next block. дальше »

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Gold Beat Bitcoin, Oil Crashed, But Smart Money Kept Buying Crypto

Gold surged and oil slumped in 2025, while Bitcoin stalled. Data shows tariffs drained liquidity as institutions quietly accumulated crypto. The post Gold Beat Bitcoin, Oil Crashed, But Smart Money Kept Buying Crypto appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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A16Z Crypto Calls for Shift in DeFi Security, Norms Over Code

A16Z urges decentralized finance (DeFi) to adopt security norms over code after 2024 exploits drained $649M which expose limits of audits and smart contracts. дальше »

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DeFi Protocol Makina Finance Hacked for $4.2M, Advises LPs to Remove Liquidity

Makina Finance loses $4.2 million as the attackers drained its DUSD Curve pool. The post DeFi Protocol Makina Finance Hacked for $4.2M, Advises LPs to Remove Liquidity appeared first on Coinspeaker. дальше »

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Former NYC mayor backed token tumbles on Solana amid liquidity fears

Some crypto community members accused the project team of removing liquidity, sparking rug pull fears. Rune flagged data suggesting $3. 4 million was drained from the token’s liquidity pool. дальше »

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Bitmine ramps up staking with 86,400 ETH: What comes next for Ethereum?

Ethereum attracted growing institutional conviction as large-scale staking drained liquid supply, while price traded near $3,090 despite rising leverage pressure. Tom Lee's Bitmine has intensified The post Bitmine ramps up staking with 86,400 ETH: What comes next for Ethereum? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Here Is Why You Should Never Use Crypto Wallet With Public Wi-Fi

A seasoned crypto and NFT user claims his Phantom wallet was drained via hotel Wi-Fi. But is this for real? дальше »

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