Paidun: cryptocurrency security incident in August caused $163 million in losses, an increase of 15% from July

Odaily Planet Daily News According to PeckShieldAlert, there were about 16 major cryptocurrency security incidents in August 2025, with a total loss of US$163 million, an increase of 15% from US$142 million in July. Among them, the five largest security incidents were: a Bitcoin holder lost $91.4 million; a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange BTCTurk suffered $54 million; an ODIN•FUN project lost $7 million; a BetterBank.io lost $5 million; and a CrediX Finance lost $4.5 million. It is worth noting that BTCTurk has suffered two major security incidents in the past year, with cumulative losses exceeding $100 million after losing $54 million in June 2024.