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9–15 November 2026

Charts of the week #3

Largest crypto hacks on record, 2014–2026

$0$2B$4B$6B$8BBinanceBybitPoly NetworkCoincheckFTX
Binance's $6.4B theft in October 2026 is the largest crypto hack on record, almost twice LuBian's $3.5B and over four times Bybit's $1.4B.

DefiLlama ↗Data as of 9 Nov 2026

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IncidentYearAmount stolen
Binance2026$6,400,000,000
LuBian2020$3,500,000,000
Bybit2025$1,400,000,000
Ronin2022$624,000,000
Poly Network2021$611,000,000
BNB Bridge2022$570,000,000
Coincheck2018$534,000,000
Mt. Gox2014$470,000,000
FTX2022$450,000,000
Bitget2026$388,000,000
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<p>Chart: <a href="https://www.houseofchimera.com/labs/research/series/charts-of-the-week/3#largest-crypto-hacks-on-record">Largest crypto hacks on record, 2014–2026</a> by Chimera Labs, House of Chimera (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY 4.0</a>)</p>

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Chimera Labs (2026). "Largest crypto hacks on record, 2014–2026" [chart], data as of 9 Nov 2026. House of Chimera. https://www.houseofchimera.com/labs/research/series/charts-of-the-week/3#largest-crypto-hacks-on-record

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AI agent success on 20 past DeFi price manipulation exploits

0%20%40%60%80%Saw the answersLeak blockedBlocked + skills
a16z's agent seemed to crack 50% of past price manipulation exploits, but it had seen later transactions. Blocked from that it hit 10%; with skills, 70%.

a16z Frontier, 28 Apr 2026 ↗Data as of 9 Nov 2026

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Test setupSuccess rate
Saw the answers50%
Leak blocked10%
Blocked + skills70%
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<p>Chart: <a href="https://www.houseofchimera.com/labs/research/series/charts-of-the-week/3#a16z-agent-defi-exploit-success">AI agent success on 20 past DeFi price manipulation exploits</a> by Chimera Labs, House of Chimera (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY 4.0</a>)</p>

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Chimera Labs (2026). "AI agent success on 20 past DeFi price manipulation exploits" [chart], data as of 9 Nov 2026. House of Chimera. https://www.houseofchimera.com/labs/research/series/charts-of-the-week/3#a16z-agent-defi-exploit-success

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Crypto hacks current AI agents could reproduce, share of incidents vs losses

  • Share of incidents
  • Share of total losses
0%20%40%60%Fully reproduciblePartly reproducibleNot reproducible
Current AI agents could fully reproduce 60% of past crypto incidents, yet those account for only 23% of the money lost: they skew to small hacks.

DefiLlama Research and Firepan ↗Data as of 9 Nov 2026

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AI reproducibilityShare of incidentsShare of total losses
Fully reproducible60%23%
Partly reproducible13%31%
Not reproducible27%46%
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<p>Chart: <a href="https://www.houseofchimera.com/labs/research/series/charts-of-the-week/3#ai-reproducible-crypto-hacks">Crypto hacks current AI agents could reproduce, share of incidents vs losses</a> by Chimera Labs, House of Chimera (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY 4.0</a>)</p>

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Chimera Labs (2026). "Crypto hacks current AI agents could reproduce, share of incidents vs losses" [chart], data as of 9 Nov 2026. House of Chimera. https://www.houseofchimera.com/labs/research/series/charts-of-the-week/3#ai-reproducible-crypto-hacks

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AI agents vs real DeFi hacks: success rate by task

0%20%40%60%Find the bugExploit itPatch it
On CyberChainBench, built from real DeFi hacks, the best AI agent succeeded on 43.7% of exploit tasks but only 23.4% of patch tasks.

CyberChainBench, Findings of EMNLP 2026 ↗Data as of 9 Nov 2026

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TaskSuccess rate
Find the bug37.5%
Exploit it43.7%
Patch it23.4%
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<p>Chart: <a href="https://www.houseofchimera.com/labs/research/series/charts-of-the-week/3#ai-agents-vs-real-defi-hacks-success-rate-by-task">AI agents vs real DeFi hacks: success rate by task</a> by Chimera Labs, House of Chimera (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY 4.0</a>)</p>

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Chimera Labs (2026). "AI agents vs real DeFi hacks: success rate by task" [chart], data as of 9 Nov 2026. House of Chimera. https://www.houseofchimera.com/labs/research/series/charts-of-the-week/3#ai-agents-vs-real-defi-hacks-success-rate-by-task

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