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CertiK Pins ~$2B of 2025 Crypto Theft on North Korea, or About 60% of All Losses
Blockchain security firm CertiK says North Korea–linked hackers stole about $2.06 billion in crypto in 2025 — roughly 60% of all theft losses — and $6.75 billion across 263 incidents since 2016.
North Korea's Lazarus Group moved $30M+ through Hyperliquid while Washington courts the platform
Blockchain data from Arkham, reviewed by CoinDesk, shows wallets tied to North Korea's Lazarus Group sold over $30 million in bitcoin on Hyperliquid in three weeks, even as the Trump administration weighs bringing the platform onshore.
Drift's fix for its $295M hack: IOUs paid out of future revenue, possibly over eight years
Drift proposed compensating victims of April's $295 million hack with "recovery tokens" backed by future protocol revenue — a plan that, at 2025's earnings rate, could take roughly eight years to make users whole.