In April, the encryption field suffered 40 attacks, resulting in a loss of 647 million US dollars

PeckShieldAlert revealed that there were 40 major attacks in the encryption field in April 2026, with a total loss of $647 million, a sharp increase of 1140% compared to March's $522 million. The KelpDAO and DriftProtocol attacks have ranked among the top ten hacking incidents since 2021, resulting in losses of $292 million and $285 million, respectively. KelpDAO attackers lend a large amount of ETH to Aave by providing rsETH and washing the funds into BTC, putting the Aave ecosystem at risk of bad debts. DeFi United is coordinating to absorb liquidity gaps to prevent the spread of systemic risks. （PeckShieldAlert）