DeFi price manipulation attacks hit a new high in 2026
Events: As of October 21, 2026, there had been 43 DeFi price manipulation incidents, surpassing the full-year record of 27 in 2022, with losses of approximately $199 million.
Affected tokens: Sentiment around DeFi blue chips (AAVE, UNI, $CRV ).
Cause: Vulnerabilities in oracles and collateral valuation have been exposed, dampening risk appetite for DeFi in the short term.
Resistance levels: AAVE 140, UNI 8.5.
Support levels: $AAVE 110, $UNI 6.5.
Outlook: Security narratives are gaining traction, benefiting projects focused on audits and anti-manipulation modules.
Coin introductions: AAVE is a leading decentralized lending protocol; UNI is Uniswap’s governance token. Both are affected by security sentiment.
Events: As of October 21, 2026, there had been 43 DeFi price manipulation incidents, surpassing the full-year record of 27 in 2022, with losses of approximately $199 million.
Affected tokens: Sentiment around DeFi blue chips (AAVE, UNI, $CRV ).
Cause: Vulnerabilities in oracles and collateral valuation have been exposed, dampening risk appetite for DeFi in the short term.
Resistance levels: AAVE 140, UNI 8.5.
Support levels: $AAVE 110, $UNI 6.5.
Outlook: Security narratives are gaining traction, benefiting projects focused on audits and anti-manipulation modules.
Coin introductions: AAVE is a leading decentralized lending protocol; UNI is Uniswap’s governance token. Both are affected by security sentiment.