Author: WebDesk

Crypto hacks have become a major, ongoing problem for the industry. What once felt like occasional incidents now happens every year, with losses reaching billions of dollars across exchanges, DeFi platforms, and Web3 projects.This trend is visible across yearly losses, major exploits, and the ways attackers operate. This article explores the key crypto-hack statistics shaping 2026, covering annual trends, major incidents, attack methods, and the patterns driving these losses.The Scale of the ProblemYear-over-Year at a GlanceYearTotal LossesLargest Single ExploitSource2022$3.8BRonin Bridge ($625M)Chainalysis2023$1.7BMixin Network ($200M)Chainalysis2024$2.2BDMM Bitcoin ($305M)Chainalysis2025$3.4BBybit ($1.5B)Chainalysis2026 (through Apr 19)$750M+Kelp DAO ($292M)DefiLlama / PeckShieldCrypto theft reached $3.4 billion in 2025, the…

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged German citizen Owe Martin Andresen over an alleged money laundering scheme tied to Dream Market, a darknet marketplace that shut down in 2019.  Summary DOJ charged Owe Martin Andresen over alleged laundering tied to Dream Market administrator wallets. Prosecutors said dormant crypto wallets moved funds before purchases of gold bars shipped to Germany. Authorities seized $1.7 million in gold bars, cash and crypto-linked assets during searches. Prosecutors said Andresen was the suspected main administrator of the site. Meanwhile, the DOJ said Andresen was arrested in Germany last week on parallel German charges.  U.S.…

James Ding May 17, 2026 13:40 House Agriculture Committee calls on Trump to fill CFTC vacancies as the agency faces expanded crypto regulation duties under the CLARITY Act. The U.S. House Agriculture Committee is urging President Donald Trump to swiftly nominate four commissioners to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), citing urgent challenges posed by the agency’s expanded role in crypto regulation. Currently, the CFTC is operating with only one sitting commissioner—Chairman Michael Selig—after a wave of departures left its leadership severely understaffed. In a bipartisan letter sent Friday, Committee Chairman Glenn “GT”…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The crypto market had a largely rough spell in the first quarter of the year, with the price of Bitcoin falling to as low as $62,000 by early February. While several institutional investors reduced their exposure as the digital assets underperformed, others took the downtime as an opportunity to load up their bags. Below is a look at how some institutional players allocated (or retrieved) capital from the crypto market in the first quarter of 2026. Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund Increases Its IBIT Holdings, Harvard Downsizes…

Rebeca Moen May 17, 2026 10:40 Major Japanese firms like SBI and Rakuten are developing crypto investment trusts as Japan reclassifies digital assets under securities law. Japan’s financial heavyweights SBI Securities, Rakuten Securities, and Nomura are preparing to introduce crypto investment trusts, marking a significant shift in how retail investors in the country access digital assets. The move comes as Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) progresses toward regulatory changes allowing cryptocurrencies to be included in investment vehicles like trusts and ETFs by 2028. SBI and Rakuten are leading the charge, with both companies…

Layer-2 blockchains are one of the most important pieces of crypto infrastructure because they address a problem every active blockchain user eventually notices: major networks can become slow, expensive, or difficult to use when demand rises. If Ethereum already exists, why do networks like Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, zkSync, Starknet, or other scaling networks matter? If Bitcoin already works as a settlement network, why does the Lightning Network exist?The simple answer is that Layer-2 networks are designed to make blockchain activity faster and cheaper without replacing the base blockchain. They sit above a Layer-1 network and help process transactions more efficiently,…

Key TakeawaysIn Q1 2026, Nubank reached a market break-even in Mexico, hitting 15 million customers as the 3rd top bank.Highlighting a digital shift for the 46% banked market, Revolut gained 290K users and $218M in deposits.Next, Nubank will invest $4.3B through 2030, while Revolut scales its $167M investment to capture users. Mexico Becomes A Hotbed for Alternative Neobanks The Mexican market, with over 90 million adults demanding financial solutions, is showing increasing adoption levels of digital alternatives to traditional banking. Revolut and Nubank, two large neobanks, have disclosed milestones that indicate Mexico has reached an inflection point in its shift…

Crypto ETF flows are telling a clear story this month. Spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $131 million the day the CLARITY Act passed Senate Banking. Solana spot ETFs have logged eleven straight inflow days. XRP spot ETFs have added $80 million in cumulative inflows since May 1, and Ethereum ETFs have pulled hundreds of millions across the broader spring window.The SOL ETF inflows story is the strongest of the bunch, but the broader signal is the same: real institutional capital is rotating back into crypto, and the spillover is hitting the presale lane. The six picks below are the May…

Ethereum pressure mounts as the ETHBTC pair breaks down from a key descending triangle structure. The weakening performance against Bitcoin suggests that bearish momentum may still be dominating the market, leaving Ethereum vulnerable to deeper pullbacks unless bulls quickly reclaim critical resistance levels.  ETHBTC Trendline Rejection Keeps Pressure On Ethereum Crypto analyst Ardi recently pointed out that Ethereum continues to face weakness against Bitcoin as ETHBTC keeps rejecting a major descending trendline. Repeated rejections from this structure increase the likelihood of Ethereum printing fresh cycle lows against the US dollar if broader market conditions weaken further. Meanwhile, ETHBTC is starting…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Following Bitcoin’s (BTC) price bounce above $82,000 and a subsequent rejection, the cryptocurrency has been in a major decline, with a market analyst now calling for a fresh bottom. He described the latest rebound as another bull trap in BTC’s broader bearish structure. As a result, the analyst now predicts that the flagship cryptocurrency will likely experience a steady decline to fresh lower levels around the $40,000 before it can begin rising again.  Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Price Freefall Until June Kabuki, a crypto market analyst who previously…