Solana Crisis Deepens As 20 Protocols Confirm Exposure To $285M Drift Hack

What initially appeared to be a contained exploit targeting Drift Protocol is now spiraling into one of the most significant security incidents within the Solana ecosystem. Drift Protocol Hit By $280M Exploit As Sophisticated Attack Targets Governance Controls The situation has evolved rapidly, with the number of affected protocols climbing from 11 to 20 in [...] дальше »

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Naoris Protocol's quantum-resistant blockchain goes live as Bitcoin and Ethereum face 'Q-Day' threats

Naoris debuts its quantum-resistant mainnet, which uses algorithms approved by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. дальше »

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Best Crypto Presale in April 2026 as Coinbase x402 Joins Linux Foundation While Pepeto SOL and BNB Build

Coinbase just moved its x402 AI payments protocol into the Linux Foundation, and Google, Stripe, AWS, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Microsoft, and Shopify all signed on as participants according to CoinDesk. дальше »

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x402 joins Linux Foundation with backing from Google, Stripe, AWS

Coinbase’s x402 protocol has formally joined the Linux Foundation, with the goal of turning its AI-focused payments stack into an open, standardized layer for internet-native transactions, according to reporting from CoinDesk. дальше »

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How a Solana feature designed for convenience let attackers drain more than $270 million from Drift

The exploit did not involve a bug in Drift's code. It used "durable nonces," a legitimate Solana transaction feature, to pre-sign administrative transfers weeks before executing them, bypassing the protocol's multisig security in minutes. дальше »

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North Koreans hackers likely behind $286 million Drift Protocol exploit: Elliptic

The blockchain analytics firm pointed to cross-chain laundering patterns and Solana-specific tracing challenges that mirror prior North Korean state-linked operations. дальше »

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Coinbase’s AI payments system joins Linux Foundation, gathers support from Google, Stripe, AWS and others

The Coinbase-engineered agentic commerce protocol x402 has garnered support from a long list of big names like Google, Cloudflare and Stripe. дальше »

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Drift Protocol’s $285m hack exposes social engineering threat to Solana DeFi

Drift Protocol, a major Solana-based DeFi exchange, has suffered a $285 million social engineering-driven exploit that weaponized a compromised administrator key rather than any code flaw. Drift Protocol, a decentralized exchange built on Solana, was drained of approximately $285 million… дальше »

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Foresight Ventures Says 2026 Will Be the Year Agentic Commerce Goes Live

Agentic commerce will shift from protocol testing to real infrastructure, with settlement emerging as a key battleground in the race to power AI agent payments. дальше »

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Ledger CTO Urges Community to Increase Crypto Security After Recent Solana Dex Hack

Ledger CTO has reflected on today's Drift Protocol hack, saying it is a wake-up call for the whole crypto space. дальше »

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Drift Protocol Vault Loses $270 Million in Potential Exploit

Drift Protocol Vault Loses $270M in Potential Exploit

The post Drift Protocol Vault Loses $270 Million in Potential Exploit appeared first on Coinspeaker.

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Solana price confirms bearish crossover following Drift exploit, will it crash?

Solana price fell nearly 9% following a major exploit on its Drift Protocol DeFi platform that drained nearly $300 million in digital assets. According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) price fell 9% to an intraday low of $78.6 on… дальше »

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Solana-проект Drift Protocol потерял $280 млн

1 апреля DeFi-платформа Drift Protocol на Solana подверглась хакерской атаке. Злоумышленник вывел не менее $280 млн. We are observing unusual activity on the protocol. дальше »

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Drift Protocol hit by $280M hack, DRIFT crashes over 40%

The cryptocurrency market is back in the red following a positive start to the week. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, is trading around $66,500, down 2% in the last 24 hours. However, DRIFT, the native coin of Drift Protocol, one of the leading decentralized exchanges (DEXs) on Solana, is one of the worst performers in the market. дальше »

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Децентрализованная биржа Drift Protocol на блокчейне Solana подверглась взлому, украдено более 285 миллионов долларов

Децентрализованная биржа Drift Protocol, работающая на блокчейне Solana, подверглась масштабному взлому – из протокола выведено более $285 млн. Это крупнейший DeFi-эксплойт 2026 года. Депозиты и вы... дальше »

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Oracles Aren’t Boring: Here’s the AAVE Price If Chainlink (LINK) Dominates Its Governance

As of early 2026, Aave (AAVE) and Chainlink (LINK) are making big moves that could redefine on-chain finance. However, after the SEC concluded its four-year investigation of Aave in late 2025, both projects have been focusing on institutional adoption, protocol development, and integrating more real-world assets. дальше »

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Solana Ecosystem Faces One of Largest Hacks Ever

Drift Protocol, a prominent decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Solana blockchain, has suffered a massive $270 million exploit. дальше »

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Solana DEX Drift Protocol Reportedly Hacked, Token Drops Nearly 20%

Solana decentralized exchange Drift Protocol has been reportedly hacked. While there hasn’t been an official confirmation, it’s DRIFT token has crashed nearly 20% after the rumors. The decentralized exchange, built on Solana for perpetual futures trading, integrates Circle’s USDC infrastructure for collateral and transfers. дальше »

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Human.tech unveils Agentic WaaP for secure AI agent operations

Human. tech announced the launch of Agentic WaaP (Wallet as a Protocol) at WalletCon 2026, introducing a wallet infrastructure designed for AI agents that maintains human control through cryptographic safeguards. дальше »

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Zcash patches critical bug affecting the Sprout shielded pool

Zcash has patched a major vulnerability that would have allowed bad actors to drain funds from the protocol’s deprecated Sprout shielded pool. A disclosure report from security researcher Alex “Scalar” Sol, published on Tuesday, claims that a critical flaw was… дальше »

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Aave V4 Goes Live On Ethereum, Marking A Major Step Toward The Future Of Onchain Lending

A new phase is beginning for Aave as the protocol officially launches Aave V4 on the Ethereum mainnet. After two years of steady research, testing, and iteration, the upgrade arrives with a clear goal: to expand Aave’s lending capabilities and lay the groundwork for a broader financial system built onchain. Aave V4 is now live [...] дальше »

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3 Altcoins To Watch In The First Week Of April 2026

The first week of April brings a cluster of catalysts that could move select altcoins sharply in either direction. Token unlocks, protocol upgrades, and new mining integrations are converging within days of each other. дальше »

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Aave launches on OKX’s X Layer to expand on-chain lending access

Decentralized lending protocol Aave has officially launched on Ethereum layer 2 X Layer. According to the official announcement, the launch will allow OKX Wallet users and DeFi participants to directly supply assets, borrow against collateral, and earn yield on the… дальше »

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Aave price outlook: X Layer launch boosts OKX DeFi lending

Aave has officially gone live on OKX’s X Layer, bringing its decentralized lending protocol directly to the exchange’s users. This move allows OKX Wallet users to access on-chain lending and borrowing without leaving the familiar exchange environment. дальше »

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Hyperliquid traders in Tokyo gain 200ms edge over global rivals

Hyperliquid may be built on decentralised rails, but research from Glassnode shows physical geography still shapes who trades fastest. The study finds users closest to the protocol’s validator infrastructure in Tokyo enjoy a clear execution edge, with order traffic reaching validators in as little as 2 to 3 milliseconds. дальше »

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BitMart Announces Listing Of SynboCoin For Spot Trading: What This Means For Synbo Protocol   

Synbo currently has limited visibility and trades on smaller, less-known platforms. With its listing on Bitmart, the asset is set to gain big market attention. дальше »

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Crypto Whale Moves 9,000 ETH Off Binance

A massive cryptocurrency whale linked to F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang has executed a strategic $17.86 million withdrawal from Binance, moving 9,000 ETH directly into the decentralized lending protocol Aave.. дальше »

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Pi Network sets April 6 node deadline as protocol 21 goes live

Pi Network began Protocol 21 migration with an April 6 node deadline as traders watch weak Pi price momentum before smart contracts rollout. дальше »

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TxFlow L1 Mainnet Launch Marks a New Phase for Multi-Application On-Chain Finance

The Blockchain Where All Finance Happens. TxFlow Chain is an L1 blockchain built for on-chain financial infrastructure and a multi-application platform organized around TIP Liquidity Standards — an extensible set of trading protocol standards covering spot, perpetuals, RWA, prediction markets, and more. дальше »

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Mantle and Virtuals Protocol Unveil New Era of AI Agent Commerce Infrastructure

Mantle has taken a major leap to develop AI based blockchain applications by partnering with Virtuals Protocol to enable agent trade within its network. дальше »

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Band Protocol Partners Overlay to Expand DeFi Perpetual Trading

Band Protocol and Overlay Protocol set to launch $BAND perpetuals for exotic DeFi trading with secure, manipulation-resistant data and broader market access. дальше »

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Dow Protocol Taps exSat Network to Accelerate Structured Payment Flows On-Chain

The latest partnership between Dow Protocol and exSat brings together yield opportunities, payment infrastructure, and trading features for users. дальше »

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Ethena price stabilizes near $0.10 as token unlocks and leverage reshape flows

Ethena price hovers just under $0.10 as heavy futures leverage, whale withdrawals and a long unlock schedule reshape how ENA supply moves across DeFi. Ethena (ENA), the governance token for the synthetic dollar protocol behind the USDe stablecoin, is changing… дальше »

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ZKsync and BitGo Roll Out Tokenized Deposit Rails for Banks

Key Takeaways: ZKsync and BitGo released a complete protocol stack of tokenized bank accounts Custody, wallets, and private blockchain settlement are combined to achieve compliance in infrastructure  No centralized complex The post ZKsync and BitGo Roll Out Tokenized Deposit Rails for Banks appeared first on CryptoNinjas. дальше »

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Virtuals Protocol brings AI agent commerce to Arbitrum in new integration

Virtuals Protocol is integrating its Agent Commerce Protocol with Arbitrum, aiming to make AI agents native DeFi users on a high-liquidity L2 just as its VIRTUAL token battles an 86% drawdown. Virtuals Protocol and Arbitrum announced a significant integration on March 24… дальше »

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Pump.fun locks creator fees after “vamping” drains trust on Solana, industry reaction snowballs

Pump.fun now lets creators change fee wallets only once after launch, moving to curb “vamping” on Solana as platform revenue falls and industry figures call for coordinated reform. Pump.fun, the dominant Solana (SOL)-based memecoin launchpad, announced a significant protocol change on March… дальше »

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Balancer Labs shuts down after $110M exploit rocks DeFi market

Balancer Labs, the corporate entity behind the decentralised exchange protocol Balancer, is shutting down as financial strain and legal risks reshape its future. Co-founder Fernando Martinelli confirmed the decision in a governance forum post on Tuesday, stating that the company is no longer sustainable. дальше »

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Virtuals Protocol Integrates with Celo to Launch AI-Driven Agentic Commerce

Virtuals Protocol works with Celo to provide Agentic Commerce; via AI agents capable of negotiating and transacting autonomously on a mobile-first blockchain. дальше »

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Tempo Chain Goes Live on DeBank With Uniswap as Its First Supported Protocol

Tempo Chain is live on DeBank. Uniswap is the first supported protocol. For a payment-focused Layer 1 that just launched its mainnet, that's real development. дальше »

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FAX Finance Joins Forces With Cluster Protocol To Advance RWA Applications with Decentralized AI Computing

With this collaboration, RAX uses Cluster Protocol’s decentralized AI infrastructure to access unparalleled efficiency and scalability for its RWA platform. дальше »

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Adeniyi Abiodun: Bitcoin will become a key collateral instrument in DeFi by 2026, challenges of Bitcoin ETFs, and innovations in native Bitcoin lending | Unchained

Hashi protocol revolutionizes DeFi by enabling native Bitcoin lending without tax-triggering wrappers or derivatives. The post Adeniyi Abiodun: Bitcoin will become a key collateral instrument in DeFi by 2026, challenges of Bitcoin ETFs, and innovations in native Bitcoin lending | Unchained appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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This Major Cardano Upgrade Could Change The Network’s Trajectory

Cardano member organization Intersect has provided an update on the Cardano Node 10. 7. 0 upgrade, which could significantly impact the network’s growth. This move comes as the network prepares for the Van Rossem hard fork, which will usher in Protocol version 11. дальше »

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Why Is Midnight (NIGHT) Pumping Today

The Midnight price jumped more than 7. 6% over the last 24 hours, pushing up toward $0. 047, and honestly, there’s no huge news catalyst here. No partnership announcement, no exchange listing, no protocol upgrade. дальше »

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Resolv stablecoin crashes 70% as attacker extracts $25 million in ETH

The protocol holds $95 million in assets against $173 million in liabilities, leaving it functionally insolvent. USR is trading at $0.27, down 72% in a week. дальше »

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Resolv Protocol Stalls With Attacker An Minting 50 Million Unbacked USR Tokens

Key Takeaways: Attackers used Resolv to mint 50m USR tokens without collaterals. The project team has discontinued all the protocol functions to curb any further illegitimate activity. The recovery efforts The post Resolv Protocol Stalls With Attacker An Minting 50 Million Unbacked USR Tokens appeared first on CryptoNinjas. дальше »

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Crypto Market News Today: Dormant $147M Bitcoin Wallet Wakes Up While DeepSnitch AI Turns $4k Into $1.3M

The biggest crypto market news today is not a price pump or a protocol launch. According to on-chain data, a Bitcoin wallet that sat completely untouched since July 2012 just moved for the first time in nearly 14 years, sending a test transaction worth just $56 from a stash now valued at roughly $147 million. дальше »

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Mutuum Finance (MUTM) Roadmap Update: V1 Progress Hits Key Phase

The third week of March 2026 marks a significant technical shift in the decentralized economy. While many older projects struggle to find a clear purpose, one Ethereum protocol is quietly finishing its foundational work. дальше »

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Bitcoin finance protocol Hashi launches on Sui with BitGo, FalconX backing

The platform is designed to enable lending, borrowing and yield on native Bitcoin through onchain financial services.

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Sui Launches Hashi To Unlock Institutional Bitcoin Finance Onchain

Sui Network is making a clear move into Bitcoin finance with the launch of Hashi, a new protocol built to bring more structured, institutional activity onchain. The protocol goes live on devnet today, marking the first step toward opening up Bitcoin to a wider range of financial use cases. The update, shared via X, also [...] дальше »

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Cardano Hard Fork Upgrade Nears With Critical Node Release Anticipated

Cardano intra-era hard fork to protocol 11 version, van Rossem, is now approaching, with a key node release expected in a matter of days. дальше »

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