Audited Protocols Account for 88% of Crypto Hack Losses Since 2025, Report Shows
Crypto protocols that completed independent security audits accounted for 88.44% of all funds stolen since January 2025, according to CoinGecko's 2026 state of crypto security report.
The study tracked 245 incidents and $3.63 billion in losses through July 2026. Independent auditors had cleared 147 of the breached platforms before attackers reached them.
Security Audits Did Not Stop 147 of 245 Crypto Hacks
CoinGecko said that only 11% of exploits involved in-scope smart contract flaws, though those cases still drained $396 million.
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The damage came from everywhere else. Attackers went after external infrastructure, code shipped after the audit closed, and systemic features that could be manipulated through governance.
Supply chain and infrastructure breaches took more than $1.8 billion, the largest single category in the report. Overall, smart contract exploit-driven losses across decentralized applications (dApps) reached $546 million.
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