Here’s a breakdown of the largest exchange exploits from January 2025 to February 2026.

On the CEX side, losses exceeded $2.0 billion. The Bybit hack in February 2025 alone accounted for $1.46 billion. That’s 71% of total CEX losses. The remaining top 5 CEX exploits were Binance ($300M, linked to the October 10 crash), Bitget ($100M), Nobitex ($90M), and Phemex ($80M). The most common point of failure? Compromised private keys, with 3 of the top 5 hacks originating from social engineering and UI-phishing attacks.

DEX exploits were significantly smaller in comparison. Cetus led at $223M, followed by Balancer ($128M), GMX ($42M), Hyperliquid ($17M), and SwapNet ($13.5M). The primary attack vector for DEXs was smart contract vulnerabilities.

Where do you mostly store your capital?

Source: https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/cex-dex-trading-activity-report-2026

With the trump family involved, you could see this coming from the onset…

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto project linked to the family of US President Donald Trump, is again under scrutiny after a new governance proposal raised concerns among investors.

The project raised more than $550 million from investors with the promise that early token holders would help guide the platform’s future decisions. However, the latest governance proposal could reduce the voting power of those early investors unless they agree to lock up the only tokens they can currently sell.

The proposal targets roughly 20% of WLFI tokens that are already unlocked and tradable. Under the plan, these tokens would lose their governance voting rights unless holders stake them for at least 180 days.

In return, investors would receive a 2% annual yield paid in WLFI tokens, though the rate can be changed by the project team.

Staking requires investors to lock their tokens, meaning they cannot sell them during the staking period.

Crypto markets are clinging to relative stability on Monday as a wave of selling tears through virtually every other asset class on the planet, from Mumbai to Manhattan, in what is shaping up to be one of the most consequential trading days in recent memory.

The numbers are staggering. Two trillion dollars has been wiped from U.S. stock market futures alone. The S&P 500 is down 2.5%, the Nasdaq is off 2.9%, and the Dow Jones is shedding 2.6% before a single share has traded in New York. In India, the carnage is already visible on the scoreboard: the Sensex has plunged over 2,400 points, and the Nifty has broken below 23,800, erasing approximately 12 lakh crore rupees in investor wealth in a single session.

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