According to @PeckShieldAlert, approximately 16 major crypto exploits were recorded in August 2025 with total losses of 163 million dollars, marking a 15 percent increase from July's 142 million dollars, source: PeckShieldAlert on X, September 1, 2025. According to @PeckShieldAlert, BTCturk experienced its second major breach in just over a year with losses exceeding 50 million dollars, following a 54 million dollar hack in June 2024, source: PeckShieldAlert on X, September 1, 2025. According to @PeckShieldAlert, the month-over-month rise in exploit-driven losses highlights elevated operational and custodial risk across centralized and decentralized venues that traders track when assessing venue and counterparty exposure, source: PeckShieldAlert on X, September 1, 2025.