Cryptocurrency hacking losses exceeded $1 billion in the first half of 2026, a survey showed, with the number of incidents the highest on a half-year basis. Cointelegraph, citing on-chain security firm Blockaid, said losses by network were concentrated on Ethereum and Solana. Ethereum losses were about $332 million and Solana about $326 million. The largest single case was a $292 million incident involving KelpDAO.

Standard Chartered issued a long-term outlook that AAVE, the native token of decentralised finance lending protocol Aave, could rise to $3,500 by the end of 2030. That would be about 50 times its price of around $70 at the time of writing, the report said. The bank cited rapid growth in the DeFi market and projected tokenised-asset inflows. It also flagged recent setbacks tied to a hacking incident at KelpDAO and said recovery signs were emerging.