Blockaid

Crypto hacks reached a record high in the first half of 2026, with total losses exceeding $1 billion. Ethereum and Solana projects suffered the most, losing $332 million and $326 million, respectively.

Blockaid reported Ethereum as the blockchain with the highest losses from crypto hacks in H1 2026, with Solana surpassing Arbitrum as the network with the second-highest losses due to key compromises.

Garden Finance disabled its app following a $450,000 USDT exploit reported by Blockaid. The attacker drained funds from Garden Finance’s HTLC contracts across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and BNB Smart Chain.

A second Verus-Ethereum bridge exploit in two months drained $7.54 million through the same vulnerability class used in May, according to Blockaid. The attack highlights recurring security issues in the bridge's infrastructure.

The Arbitrum protocol AFX Trade suffered a $24 million bridge exploit, with stolen funds moved to Ethereum and swapped for 12,467 ETH. Blockaid reported the incident, and PeckShield detailed the attacker's actions.

Ethereum Layer 2 solution Taiko halted block production after an exploit, urging users to withdraw funds. Onchain security firm Blockaid identified a flaw in Taiko bridge's source-signal proof validation as the root cause.

Euro and USD stablecoins have depegged amid a $2.8 million exploit of the StablR protocol. Blockaid suspects the breach originated from a private key compromise in a minting multisig account.

The Verus Ethereum Bridge was exploited for around $11.58 million, damaging confidence in DeFi and highlighting the need for ecosystems that reduce dependence on bridging. The exploit included ETH, tBTC, and USDC funds. This incident underscores the ongoing problem of bridge failures in DeFi.

The Verus-Ethereum bridge has been exploited, resulting in a loss of 103.6 tBTC, 1,625 ETH, and 147,000 USDC, totaling $11.6 million. The exploit was flagged by Peckshield. The incident highlights a significant security breach in the cryptocurrency space.

Blockaid launched a real-time compliance suite called Risk Exposure to help institutions manage crypto exposure, as they increasingly operate in the crypto and decentralized finance space. The suite aims to prevent scam and exploit prevention and provide programmable, real-time compliance. Institutions face substantial risk, with over $1.5 billion in tainted funds moved through the Bybit hack.

1inch liquidity provider TrustedVolumes was hit with an ongoing exploit, resulting in a loss of nearly $6 million. The attacker is believed to be the same entity that exploited 1inch Fusion V1 in March 2025, draining around $5 million. This incident marks a significant financial loss for the company.

Wasabi Protocol suffered a $5 million exploit across multiple blockchain networks, with security firms Blockaid and CertiK reporting that a compromised admin key was used to upgrade contracts and drain funds.

The SWEAT protocol prevented a multi-million dollar exploit, with Blockaid estimating the attacker stole 13.71 billion SWEAT tokens (65% of total supply, valued at $3.5 million). User balances were restored following the incident.