Crypto Hacks Hit Record 207 Incidents in H1 2026, Losses $972M

North Korea's crypto thefts highlight urgent global security risks, necessitating stronger international cooperation to counter cyber threats. The post North Korea stole $577M in crypto hacks in April alone, TRM Talks discussion reveals appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Meta description: Crypto minus Bitcoin and Ethereum fell 23% in H1 2026 to $666B. The three structural causes, the survivors, and the honest bull and bear cases.

The post Crypto Protocols Must Reaudit Old Smart Contracts, Experts Warn appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Blockchain security experts are urging crypto protocols to reaudit their smart contracts as AI tooling is making it easier for hackers to identify vulnerabilities more quickly than ever before.  “Our data argues for continuous review rather than a one-time audit,” TRM Labs head of policy Ari Redbord told Cointelegraph, adding that “attack techniques are moving faster than a single audit from launch day can account for.” “An audit built for last year’s attack patterns leaves a protocol exposed to this year’s as bad actors are changing up.” CertiK reported Monday that hackers stole another $1.32 billion in the first half of 2026 and have adopted increasingly sophisticated strategies in response to strengthened security measures across the industry. One of those strategies has been to revisit old codebases, CertiK said, adding that the attacker’s efforts have likely been “aided by

The post SlowMist reports 182 Blockchain Security Issues in H1 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The blockchain industry experienced a surge in security incidents in H1 2026. Most security attacks in the blockchain space have occurred on the Ethereum network. DeFi solutions represented the prime targets of blockchain hackers in H1 2026. Blockchain security firm SlowMist has released its mid-year report for 2026, showing that the ecosystem has entered a new phase. According to the report, AI-driven scams, supply chain attacks, and cross-chain infrastructure exploits expanded the attack surface beyond smart contracts. Meanwhile, global regulation around stablecoins, AML, and VASPs continued to mature. 🚨 SlowMist presents the 2026 Mid-year Blockchain Security & AML Report! 1/ In H1 2026, blockchain security entered a new phase. AI-driven scams, supply chain attacks, and cross-chain infrastructure exploits expanded the attack surface beyond smart contracts, while global… pic.twitt

The post XRP addresses spikes by nearly 490,000 in H1 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. As the XRP community saw the token fall over 41% during the first half of 2026, Finbold research shows the XRP Ledger (XRPL) recorded a rise of nearly 490,000 addresses. The XRP addresses increased by 489,739 accounts, from 7,913,554 on January 1, 2026, to about 8,403,293 on June 30, 2026, as per Finbold’s H1 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Report. However, the number of XRP active unique addresses, which indicate XRPL utilization, declined by about 4,625 accounts during the same period. “XRP’s daily active addresses declined in the first half of 2026, falling by 4,625 between January 1 and June 30, from 19,927 to 15,302. Total addresses grew over the same period,” the Finbold report shows. The altcoin’s addresses increased by around 6.19% during the first half of 2026, thereby reaching an all-time high (ATH) of above 8.426 million on July 8, according to data from CryptoQuant. However, the XRPL

The post Crypto hacks drained $955 million in H1 2026 – Finbold report appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. As the crypto community anticipates a market reversal driven by institutional capital and regulatory clarity as of July 8, Finbold research found that the cryptocurrency market is under intense pressure from major hacks. Between January 1, 2026, and June 2026, the Finbold report found that $955,864,608 was stolen from five Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocols. The largest crypto hacks involved different tactics, which raises questions about the security designs of the web3 industry. Top 5 largest crypto hacks of H1 2026. Source: Finbold The largest crypto hack in the first half of 2026 involved a compromised supply chain on April 18 at a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) dubbed Kelp DAO, a liquid restaking protocol built on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. This supply chain attack on Kelp DAO saw the hackers siphon 116,500 rsETH (Restaked Ether), valued at about $293 mi

The shift to post-quantum cryptography could redefine blockchain security, impacting investment strategies and regulatory compliance globally. The post Crypto firms prepare defenses against quantum encryption threats appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Blockaid withdraws BTTC bridge exploit alert after shutdown operation confirmed appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Blockchain security firm Blockaid withdrew an earlier exploit alert involving the BitTorrent Chain [BTTC] Bridge. This came after determining that a $13.3 million asset drain was part of an authorized internal operation linked to the project’s planned bridge shutdown. The incident unfolded within minutes on Tuesday after Blockaid’s monitoring system flagged suspicious on-chain activity that resembled a bridge compromise.  Justin Sun later said the transactions were part of the completion of the BTTC Bridge Sunset Program, prompting Blockaid to revise its assessment. Bridge activity initially resembled an exploit Blockaid initially warned of a potential exploit on the BTTC Bridge after detecting approximately $13.3 million in assets. The assets included about 7,285 ETH and multiple ERC-20 tokens, leaving the bridge’s Ethereum predicate contracts. According to the