Humanity Protocol token crashes more than 80% after a $32 million private-key hack
Key takeaways
- About 17 wallets tied to the project were emptied, with losses topping $32 million and still climbing, per on-chain data assessed by CoinDesk.
- The thief has been selling the stolen H for ether and minted another 100 million H, worth roughly $11 million, on the BNB Chain, blockchain data shows, pointing to more selling pressure ahead.
- H fell from about $0.67 to near $0.13 and briefly touched $0.05, an intraday drop of about 90%.
Condividi Condividi questo articolo Copia link X icon X (Twitter)Linked In Facebook Email Humanity Protocol token crashes more than 80% after a $32 million private-key hack. The decentralized identity project said attackers compromised the keys of a foundation member and are dumping the stolen H tokens for ether.Di Shaurya Malwa Aggiornato 9 giu 2026, 5:06 a.m. Pubblicato 9 giu 2026, 4:54 a.m. 2 min read Tradotto da IAMake preferred on What to know: Humanity Protocol’s H token plunged more than 80 percent after attackers stole private keys tied to the project and drained over $30 million from at least 17 wallets.The thief has been dumping stolen H for ether and minting additional H on BNB Chain, adding selling pressure as the token fell from about $0.67 to near $0.13 and briefly touched $0.05.Humanity Protocol, a palm-scan-based decentralized identity rival to Worldcoin, has urged users to avoid its bridge and liquidity pools while it works with security firms and exchanges amid a broader trend of key-based crypto hacks in 2026.Humanity Protocol's H token crashed more than 80% on Tuesday after attackers stole the private keys behind the project and drained more than $30 million, the latest in a year of crypto thefts that go after keys rather than code.
About 17 wallets tied to the project were emptied, with losses topping $32 million and still climbing, per on-chain data assessed by CoinDesk.
The thief has been selling the stolen H for ether and minted another 100 million H, worth roughly $11 million, on the BNB Chain, blockchain data shows, pointing to more selling pressure ahead.