The State of DeFi Exploit Risk

The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has undergone a remarkable security transformation, achieving a 90% reduction in exploit losses since 2020 and positioning itself as mature financial infrastructure capable of institutional adoption. Our analysis reveals that DeFi protocols have not only survived the “experimental era” but have systematically evolved into some of the most secure financial systems in existence, with daily loss rates plummeting to just 0.0014% by 2024. This evolution represents more t ...