DeFi's Q1 2026 Hack Report: $169M Stolen as Attackers Ditch Smart Contracts for Private Keys and Cloud Infrastructure
DefiLlama data shows $169M stolen from 34 DeFi protocols in Q1 2026 — down 89% YoY but masking a dangerous shift. The costliest attacks bypassed smart contracts entirely, targeting private keys (Step Finance $40M), cloud infrastructure (Resolv Labs $23M), and oracle systems (Drift Protocol $285M). Analysis of the evolving threat landscape and what protocols must do now.
Gnosis Chain Activates Fusaka on April 14: How PeerDAS Reshapes Data Availability for Ethereum's Most Decentralized Sidechain
Gnosis Chain activates the Fusaka hard fork on April 14, bringing PeerDAS data availability sampling to 300,000 validators across 70 countries while unveiling the Ethereum Economic Zone framework to end L2 fragmentation.
Sei Just Deleted Hundreds of Thousands of Lines of Code — And That Might Be the Smartest Move in Crypto
Sei Network executes its historic SIP-3 migration on April 6-8, dropping its entire Cosmos stack to become an EVM-only chain. We break down why the first major L1 to abandon multi-VM architecture is betting that deleting hundreds of thousands of lines of code is the fastest path to 200,000 TPS.
AI Agents Can Now Detect 92% of DeFi Exploits — But They Can Also Create Them
Cecuro's purpose-built AI security agent detects 92% of DeFi smart contract vulnerabilities vs GPT-5.1's 34%. As OpenAI's EVMbench shows AI exploit capability hitting 71%, the smart contract security arms race enters a new phase.
The End of the App Era: How AI Agents Are Becoming Web3's Primary Software Interface
AI agents are revolutionizing Web3 by replacing traditional apps, offering seamless interactions without the need for wallets or transaction approvals. Explore the infrastructure and key players driving this shift.
Gondi's $230K NFT Lending Exploit: How a Missing Caller Check Drained 78 Blue-Chip NFTs
A critical security flaw in Gondi's NFT lending protocol led to the unauthorized transfer of 78 blue-chip NFTs, highlighting the unique challenges and risks in the NFT lending sector.
ERC-8183 Explained: How Ethereum's New Standard Lets AI Agents Hire, Pay, and Trust Each Other On-Chain
ERC-8183 revolutionizes AI agent collaboration on Ethereum by enabling autonomous hiring, payment, and trust through smart contracts, creating a seamless on-chain economy.
OP_NET Goes Live: Bitcoin Finally Gets Native Smart Contracts — No New Token Required
OP_NET launches on March 17, 2026, bringing native smart contracts to Bitcoin Layer 1 without new tokens or bridges, unlocking a $200 billion DeFi opportunity.
The $50M AAVE Swap Disaster: When DeFi 'Working as Designed' Costs a Whale Everything
A deep dive into the $50 million AAVE swap disaster, examining how a single Ethereum transaction led to a massive loss despite protocols functioning as designed, and the implications for DeFi user experience and security.