A $292 million exploit and $13 billion TVL drop looks catastrophic on the surface, but the data tells a different story.

DeFi losses surpass $800M in April 2026 as attacks shift to key management, admin control failures, and bridge vulnerabilities despite stronger smart contracts.

DeFi losses — referring to hacks targeting decentralized finance platforms, which are crypto-based alternatives to banks and ...

The latest and most devastating incident occurred on Sunday, April 19, when a hacker drained roughly $293 million from Kelp ...

Scallop lost $140K in a DeFi exploit targeting a deprecated contract, pushing April 2026 industry losses past $606M across 13 ...

Aave Labs and others have asked the Arbitrum ecosystem to unfreeze more than $73 million in Ether and send it to a recovery ...

Scallop lost 150K SUI in a Sui DeFi exploit targeting a deprecated rewards contract. The team will cover the full loss.

As the leading DeFi blockchain, Ethereum is also feeling the impact, with DeFi platforms losing over $10 billion since the ...

KelpDAO's bridge hack drained $292M, marking the largest DeFi exploit of 2026; Ethereum's price dip to $2,300 is now at 100% ...

The DeFi Education Fund has sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission requesting rulemaking regarding DeFi ...

DeFi came under fresh pressure after the KelpDAO exploit triggered a sharp shock across Aave and revived fears around ...