2025’s $2.47B Crypto Lesson

[cryptoenthusiast]

2025 is shaping up as a brutal year for crypto users — $2.47 billion lost in just the first half.

Most of the damage? Compromised wallets and phishing attacks at the signature screen.
Wallet drainers have evolved into full-fledged “drainer-as-a-service” kits, blending social engineering with UI tricks to make malicious approvals feel safe.

️ One high-profile case: a $6.5M loss in minutes via stETH and aEthWBTC, not from a protocol bug but from offchain permit signatures — basically blank checks attackers can cash later.

Lesson: the danger happens before funds hit the blockchain. Pre-sign protection is the only way to stop it.

[alex10]

Every bull run exposes new risks — 2025’s massive losses remind us that profit means nothing without security.

[Nahid10]

Institutional investors learned the hard way — transparency and due diligence are non-negotiable in DeFi now.