Dai stories

Sep 4, 2026

Notional Finance loses $1.7 million in exploit of legacy escrow contract

DeFi protocol Notional Finance suffered a $1.7 million exploit on September 4, with an attacker draining approximately $69,000 in DAI and $1.66 million in USDC from a legacy escrow contract through an integer overflow bug. The stolen funds were reportedly moved to Tornado Cash.

Sep 4, 20264 sources

Aug 13, 2026

Crypto whale loses $25.6 million in wallet drain attack

An unknown crypto whale lost $25.6 million after an attacker drained their wallet on August 12. The hacker swapped the stolen assets into DAI and ETH. The same wallet had previously lost $24 million in a phishing attack two years ago.

Aug 13, 20262 sources

May 13, 2026

Transit Finance Loses $1.88 Million in Cross-Chain DeFi Exploit

Cross-chain DeFi protocol Transit Finance was exploited for $1.88 million in DAI, with stolen funds sitting in a fresh Ethereum wallet. This marks another hack for the protocol.

May 13, 20262 sources

May 7, 2026

Coinbase Faces Lawsuit Over Frozen $55 Million in DAI

A crypto whale filed a lawsuit against Coinbase after the exchange froze approximately $55 million in DAI linked to a sophisticated hack, with the plaintiff seeking restitution on multiple counts including unjust enrichment.

May 7, 20262 sources