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Challenges Faced by the Crypto Industry in May 2024 (Continued)

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by Giorgi Kostiuk

a year ago


Despite significant progress such as the approval of a spot Ethereum ETF and other positive occurrences in May 2024, the cryptocurrency market encountered substantial setbacks due to exploits, hacks, and fraudulent activities. Security company CertiK Alert disclosed that the crypto sector witnessed various incidents in May, resulting in confirmed losses of about $42.6 million.

However, there was a slight relief as $96.2 million was recovered. In contrast to April's lower losses of around $41.6 million, May experienced a slight increase of approximately $1 million. The losses were attributed to exit scams totaling about $1.8 million, while flash loans and exploits dominated with losses of around $20.7 million and $19.7 million, respectively.

Various crypto projects and companies faced major losses in May 2024, including Gala Games, Sonne Finance, Alexlab, Pike Finance, Genius Token, Pump Fun, among others. Gala Games suffered $21.6 million in losses, Sonne Finance lost $20 million, Alex Lab faced $4.4 million in losses, Pump Fun encountered $1.9 million, Normie incurred $0.9 million in losses, and more.

These incidents underscore the persistent challenges confronting the crypto sector concerning security, emphasizing the vital need for robust risk management practices for investors and platform operators. Despite significant security measures adopted by leading nations to protect investors and traders, malicious actors still succeed in carrying out attacks in this rapidly changing field.

The cumulative losses in the dynamic cryptocurrency sphere due to exploits, hacks, and scams have now reached approximately $80 billion. Of this value, only $6.7 billion in crypto has been recovered, representing about 7% of the total losses, as per data from the REKT Database.

Despite the cyber breaches in May 2024, the cryptocurrency market maintained stability, with major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Binance Coin registering price surges of 12%, 27%, 32%, and 6%, respectively.

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