Crypto’s worst year for hacks wasn’t a smart contract problem. It was a people problem.

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Why it matters

Onchain security is improving despite rising losses in the crypto space, according to Immuneifi's CEO, attributing the issue to human error rather than smart contract problems.

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Neutral Confidence 70% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on neutral sentiment with 70% confidence.

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Source CoinDesk
Claim Crypto’s worst year for hacks wasn’t a smart contract problem. It was a people problem.
AI inference Neutral · 70%
Generated 2026-01-19 13:30

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Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

In an exclusive interview with CoinDesk, Immuneifi’s CEO, Mitchell Amador, said onchain security is improving despite losses continuing to rise.

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Original article published by CoinDesk on January 19, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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