Blockchain Security H1 2025: $2.37B Lose & $270M Freeze
SlowMist H1 2025 blockchain security report record 121 incidents and $2.37B losses—65.9% year-on-year rise for blockchain security breach dem. Biggest exploit dem include $1.46B Bybit exchange hack and $225M breach for Cetus Protocol. Phishing (132 cases, $410M) and wallet compromise (34 cases, $1.7B) still be the top attack way for Ethereum, wey get 70 incidents. DeFi protocols alone suffer 92 breach dem total $470M. New fraud style dem range from EIP-7702 phishing to AI deepfakes and bad browser extension. For AML matter, $1.73B don thief, with $270M frozen by Tether and Circle and $14.6M recover with MistTrack, including $8.44M from KiloEx hack. Global regulator dem for US, Hong Kong, and EU dey tighten rules, showing closer work between authority and platform to strong blockchain security.
Bearish
Di report weh reveal say $2.37B loss and $270M freeze show say security palava still dey ground, e fit make traders sell Ethereum and DeFi tokens quick-quick as dem dey fear risk. Big wahala like Bybit exploit of $1.46B plus sout increase for phishing no dey allow people trust market, e mean market fit go down. But for long term, better AML and tight regulation fit make things balance, but now people go prefer to play safe and reduce how much dem hold.