Blockchain security firm Blockaid has released a report showing that crypto projects lost over $1 billion to exploits and hacks in the first half of 2026, driven largely by North Korea-linked threat actors and privileged key misuses. Meanwhile, down on the beaches of Baja California Sur, local expats are entirely unbothered by multi-million-dollar cross-chain exploits, preferring to focus on the overhead swell and whether the taco stand is still taking cash.