In February 2025, cryptocurrency losses surged to over $1.5 billion, an 18-fold increase from the previous year.The majority of losses were driven by a $1.46 billion hack at the Bybit exchange, with other smaller attacks also contributing.Centralized finance (CeFi) platforms accounted for 95.5% of the losses, while decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols made up 4.5%.Hacks were the primary cause of losses, with no significant contribution from fraud, highlighting the growing sophistication of cybercriminals.