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CertiK Says H1 2026 Web3 Losses Topped $1.31B, Up 28% Excluding Bybit Baseline
Web3 security incidents cost the industry more than $1.31 billion across 344 events in the first half of 2026, according to CertiK's Hack3D H1 2026 Report, published Monday. Net losses stood near $1.2 billion after frozen and recovered funds, the blockchain security firm said. Headline totals show…

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THORChain Reports $10.7M Loss From Compromised Asgard Vault
THORChain developers announced that one of six Asgard vaults was compromised, resulting in approximately $7.4M in unauthorized outbound transactions before the network halted signing activity.

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LayerZero Admits Mistake in 1/1 DVN Setup Tied to $292M Kelp Hack
LayerZero Labs acknowledged a Lazarus Group attack on internal RPCs and a multisig signer's unauthorized personal trade, impacting 0.36% of assets on the protocol.

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Arbitrum DAO Elects Six New Security Council Members Amid Ongoing Kelp Fallout
The Security Council has been in the spotlight in recent weeks after its decision to freeze over 30K ETH connected to the Kelp bridge exploit.

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Dune Analytics Reveals 47% of LayerZero OApps Use Minimal DVN Security Following KelpDAO Hack
Analysis of 2,665 LayerZero OApp contracts shows nearly half rely on single-validator security configurations, the same setup that exposed KelpDAO's rsETH to exploitation.

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Bitcoin Developers Propose Freezing Quantum-Vulnerable Coins in BIP-361
Bitcoin developers and researchers have proposed a mechanism to freeze coins vulnerable to quantum computing attacks as an incentive for users to upgrade their security.

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CoW Swap Domain Locked Due to Security Issue: CoW Swap
CoW Swap's primary domain swap.cow.fi is currently inaccessible due to a lock, with the team working with security experts to regain control.

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North Korean Agents Embedded in 40+ DeFi Platforms for Nearly a Decade: Taylor Monahan
Security researcher Taylor Monahan claims North Korean IT workers have infiltrated more than 40 decentralized finance platforms, with the $280 million Drift Protocol exploit last week being the latest operation tied to the network.

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Solana Foundation Launches STRIDE Security Program: Solana Foundation
Solana Foundation unveiled STRIDE, a comprehensive security evaluation program for DeFi protocols, alongside SIRN, a membership-based incident response network with five founding security firms.

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Caltech researchers project functional quantum computer feasible by 2030 with 10,000-20,000 qubits: Caltech
Caltech researchers estimate a working quantum computer could be operational before 2030 using far fewer qubits than previously thought, as crypto industry assesses vulnerability exposure.




