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May 1, 2026

Wasabi Protocol Loses Over $5 Million in Multi-Chain Exploit via Compromised Admin Key

DeFi perpetual futures protocol Wasabi Protocol was drained of over $5 million across Ethereum, Base, Berachain, and Blast after attackers compromised an admin key to upgrade contracts and extract funds. Security firms PeckShield, Blockaid, and CertiK confirmed the exploit.

May 1, 2026·5 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Resolv Labs lost $23 million in an April 2026 breach
  • ▪The $770 million in DeFi losses across 30 incidents in 2026 signals heightened systemic risk in decentralized finance
  • ▪North Korea-linked attackers used a compromised admin key to drain $285 million from Drift Protocol

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DeFi1DeFi derivatives1Smart contract vulnerability1

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