Hackers & Scammers Steal $2.5B in Crypto During H1 2025—Already Surpassing 2024’s Total Losses (CertiK Report)
Crypto’s Wild West just got wilder. Fraudsters and hackers siphoned $2.5 billion from digital asset projects in the first half of 2025—blowing past last year’s entire haul before July even hit.
The breach breakdown
CertiK’s grim tally exposes an ecosystem still struggling with self-custody’s double-edged sword. No centralized gatekeepers means no safety nets—just ask the projects now staring at drained treasuries.
Security theater or wake-up call?
While blockchain audits proliferate, bad actors keep finding cracks in the code. The irony? This $2.5B heist might be the most transparent wealth transfer in finance—every transaction immortalized on-chain, yet irreversible. TradFi bankers couldn’t dream of such efficiency.