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Crypto security and auditing company CertiK reported a total loss of $103.7 million due to vulnerabilities, frauds, and hacks in the month of April. Because of this, the overall loss for the year amounts to 429.7 million dollars. The month was particularly marked by major hacks, including the theft of $22 million from a hot wallet exploit at the Bitrue exchange, which resulted in a loss of $22 million; the hack of South Korea's GDAC exchange, which resulted in a loss of $13 million; and the theft of $25.4 million due to an exploit of several MEV trading bots on April 3.

cryptocurrency was lost in the month of April this year due to crypto-related exploits, hacks, and scams, a report has shown. According to the blockchain and smart contract security company CertiK, the total funds hackers managed to drain in April from crypto projects was $103.7 million, bringing the total year-to-date loss to $429.7 million. Several significant crypto exploits occurred in April, resulting in significant losses in the industry. For instance, there was a $25.4 million loss due to an exploit of multiple MEV trading bots. In addition, Bitrue Exchange was the victim of a hot wallet exploit in which $22 million was stolen, plus, the South Korean GDAC exchange was hacked, resulting in a $13 million loss, according to the report.

Smart contract auditor CertiK claims to have blocked $160,000 from Merlin, a zk-Sync-based decentralized exchange (DEX) which has been the center of a rogue insider "rugpull" that lost users $1.8 million last week.

Crypto exploits, exit scams, and flash loan attacks saw little signs of letting up in April, with more than $103 million of funds stolen from crypto projects and investors in the month. 

Blockchain security firm CertiK is launching a compensation plan to cover the $2 million lost during a public sale of decentralized exchange Merlin’s MAGE token.