$DRIFT Catalyst Posts
April 03, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $DRIFT Profile · Market Rankings
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77 source posts analyzed· 2026-04-03T05:32:28+00:00Critical information of parties related to the exploit have been identified. Drift is now sending an on-chain message from 0x0934faC45f2883dd5906d09aCfFdb5D18aAdC105 to the ETH Wallets that holds the stolen funds. Wallet 1: 0xAa843eD65C1f061F111B5289169731351c5e57C1 (Timestamp
· 2026-04-03T15:31:04+00:00JUST IN: Solana co-founder @toly says how @DriftProtocol evenly socialized losses during the 10/10 event without ADL queue prioritization hacks inspired him to work on Percolator. He also suggested a possible path forward could involve a small core engineering team taking the
· 2026-04-03T23:16:14+00:00drift protocol gets wiped for a quarter of a billion and a day later toly is shilling bernie senders coin
· 2026-04-03T02:36:00+00:00Drift Exploit Fallout Spreads to 20 Protocols, Prime Numbers Fi Losses Top $10M The fallout from the Drift incident continues to widen, with the number of affected protocols rising from 11 to 20, including PiggyBank, Perena, Vectis, Valeo, Amp Pay, Loopscale, Prime Numbers Fi,
· 2026-04-03T08:10:01+00:001/10 We've been investigating the @DriftProtocol exploit ($285M) since April 1. We can confirm along with TRM Labs and Elliptic that North Korea's Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor). Same unit behind Bybit ($1.5B), Ronin ($625M). Was involved. Here's what our independent on-chain
· 2026-04-03T15:09:44+00:00how the @DriftProtocol evenly socialized losses during 10/10 without adl queue prioritization hacks was part of the inspiration to work on percolator and try to formally prove fairness. it’s really sad to see this happen to a team that’s been iterating hard on the core protocol.
· 2026-04-03T05:14:00+00:00UPDATE: 20 SOLANA PROTOCOLS NOW CONFIRMED EXPOSED TO $285M DRIFT HACK What began as a Drift protocol exploit has rapidly become a Solana ecosystem crisis. Nine additional protocols have now confirmed exposure, bringing the total to 20. PiggyBank, Perena, Vectis, Amp Pay, and
· 2026-04-03T15:39:02+00:00Pls sell me @DriftProtocol for $1. Will build out a cracked team focused on security and risk diversification. Priority one will be getting as much money returned to users as possible. Users > lawyers
· 2026-04-03T10:01:11+00:00Funding Rate Arbitrage — Apr 3, 2026 1. $ONG → 1,558% APR 2. $CTSI → 1,139% APR 3. $YB → 1,112% APR 4. $GAS → 745% APR 5. $ONT → 676% APR 6. $RDNT → 661% APR 7. $CFG → 499% APR 8. $AEVO → 471% APR 9. $DRIFT → 437% APR 10. $SAHARA → 289% APR Short spot + long perp.
· 2026-04-03T17:06:55+00:00Tune in for our Good Friday show! We break down the week’s top stories, dive into the @DriftProtocol hack and the debate over what DeFi really is with @RebeccaRettig1 and @austincampbell , and talk all things @FTDA_US with its newest exec, @perkinscr97 .
· 2026-04-03T04:37:34+00:00Drift founder deleted her tweets gravedancing on Hyperliquid after 10/10 events Life comes at you fast
· 2026-04-03T23:23:28+00:00Is it North Korea again? Drift Protocol loses $285 million in hack, with both Elliptic and TRM Labs pointing to "multiple North Korean state hacker signatures." North Korean hackers' crypto theft scorecard: 2022 Axie Infinity — $625 million 2023 Atomic Wallet — $100 million
· 2026-04-03T13:24:31+00:00JUST IN: Onchain investigator @zachxbt has released the “Circle $USDC files,” alleging $420M+ in compliance failures since 2022, including multiple cases where hacked or illicit funds were not frozen while other issuers acted faster. The report also includes the recent Drift
· 2026-04-03T10:11:29+00:00New: @DriftProtocol exposure tracker updated with more Solana projects confirming impact levels and the amount affected by the $285M exploit. The tracker also includes actions taken and official statements from teams.
· 2026-04-03T11:35:32+00:00Biggest Crypto Exploits in 2026 Crypto hacks have already surpassed $450M in losses in 2026, with January accounting for the majority at $103.4M. The largest incident came from @DriftProtocol at $285M, driven by admin compromise and price manipulation, while private key
· 2026-04-03T10:02:00+00:00LATEST: DRIFT PROTOCOL HAS 'CRITICAL INFORMATION' OF PARTIES BEHIND THE $285M EXPLOIT @DriftProtocol has announced that "critical information of parties related to the exploit have been identified." The protocol is now sending on-chain messages directly to the ETH wallets
· 2026-04-03T12:00:09+00:00“We are ready to speak, please reach out Via Blockscan chat” Thats the onchain messages being sent now by Drift Protocol to the Ethereum wallet that holds part of the hacked $270,000,000
· 2026-04-03T18:13:01+00:00I went through Drift’s incident thread, and this is the clearest play by play of what happened to @DriftProtocol ↓ March 23 The setup appears to have started here. Drift says 4 durable nonce accounts were created. That suggests parts of the attack were prepared in advance.
· 2026-04-03T05:59:53+00:00Wu Shuo has learned that Drift Protocol has posted an announcement stating that it has identified key party information related to the previous attack incident, and has sent on-chain messages from the address 0x0934faC45f2883dd5906d09aCfFdb5D18aAdC105 to four Ethereum addresses
· 2026-04-03T00:48:56+00:00I wish the @DriftProtocol team the best of luck. It's only day 2 for them. It's been 1 month since Step was rinsed and I'm still dealing with the fallout. I can 100% say I understand what they're dealing with and it's going to take time to untangle and come to terms with the
· 2026-04-03T17:33:48+00:00I think it is important to talk about losses - last week was brutal for me (on top of Drift hack), memes seem to be doing less well and do not come back. My @MeteoraAG was broadly based on the assumption that after a 70-80% drawdown, tokens do bounce back a little (30-40% from
· 2026-04-03T16:49:49+00:00Call me dummy cuz im not technical But drift protocol had huge red flags if people could see it Imo if people knew anything about the security layer of this protocol, they could minimize their loss before the attack Drift protocol: - running 2/5 multisig - ZERO timelock
· 2026-04-03T10:27:00+00:00Couple of days ago $270M+ drained from Drift Protocol. Just by social engineering. Attacker secured 2 misleading approvals from Drift's security team, pre-signed transactions that stayed valid for over a week and then used them to take full control of the protocol in minutes.
· 2026-04-03T15:34:39+00:00We are aware that users are seeking clarity regarding the recent incident involving Drift Protocol, which underpins the powering of the XPlace savings hub and credit system. At this time, we are actively engaging with Drift to obtain accurate and verified information regarding
· 2026-04-03T13:22:18+00:00this wasn’t an april fools joke drift protocol just confirmed a $270m hack on its solana-based perps dex deposits and withdrawals are now paused and drift dropped over 26% to around $0.05. another reminder how fast things can change in defi staying cautious and watching the
· 2026-04-03T06:25:47+00:00“This is not an April Fool's joke” This year's April Fool's three major “jokes” 1. Trump says he's going to strike Iran 2. Madou Media has gone bankrupt 3. Drift Protocol: 12 minutes, $285 million, gone North Korean hackers truly live up to their reputation... The largest
· 2026-04-03T09:14:00+00:00UPDATE: NORTH KOREAN STATE HACKERS SUSPECTED IN $285M DRIFT PROTOCOL THEFT Blockchain intelligence firm, Elliptic has published findings pointing to DPRK state actor involvement in the recent Drift Protocol exploit following an on-chain forensic review. The laundering
· 2026-04-03T09:56:44+00:00We will continue to monitor closely with the wallets currently holding the funds. The second we see movement we will be straight onto it. The @DriftProtocol incident will not be treated lightly, with the effects of some losing there complete life’s savings.
· 2026-04-03T05:26:01+00:00Drift protocol got hacked for $285M which affected 12 other chains that were interconnected. Scary thing is they passed security audits by Trail Bits in 2022 and Feb 2026. Audits made sure they are clean. but still got wrecked, What's interesting is: attackers didn't break
· 2026-04-03T11:51:16+00:00I hope the drift protocol team releases a post mortem report on how exactly the admin keys were compromised I am v curious to see what kinda social engineering attack was this
· 2026-04-03T11:17:55+00:00New episode w @HypoNyms , founder @temporal_xyz (HumidiFi and Harmonic) We Discuss: - DeFi 2.0 on Solana (including perps) - Prop DEXs and HumidiFi's growth - Decentralised MEV and Harmonic's adoption - And More! key timestamps - 0:51 - comments on the @DriftProtocol
· 2026-04-03T14:47:02+00:00bad day for Solana DeFi. $280M exploited on @DriftProtocol yesterday. and many other protocols got hit indirectly. i was affected. > what went wrong: onchain signals were visible early, reaction was too slow $280M gone because of a late response. protocols carelessly
· 2026-04-03T17:35:39+00:00More crazy to watch $DRIFT price to TVL over the past year. Signs were there.
· 2026-04-03T02:24:33+00:00450億円相当のドリフトハッキング、不正流出の手法は？ マルチシグへの標的型ソーシャルエンジニアリングで管理者権限を奪取 北朝鮮関連や内部犯行説も浮上 SolanaベースのDrift
· 2026-04-03T03:05:25+00:00A privileged key compromise drained $285M from @DriftProtocol , Solana’s largest perpetuals DEX, in under 12 minutes. Learn how Blockaid’s Cosigner policies are designed to protect against attacks like this. Read more: blockaid.io/blog/285m-gone …
· 2026-04-03T06:19:34+00:00Happy Friday. DRIFT protocol was hacked for 280M USD. I have read the parts & it was very sophisticated attack. Hope none of you guys funds were there & team can recover user funds in future. & was the reason why SOL dumped. - stay locked in on @quipnetwork & @Nasun_io
· 2026-04-03T23:27:00+00:00The $DRIFT exploit is a grim reminder that no TVL is ever 100% safe. Seeing over $270M leave the treasuries in under an hour is pure madness. The $DRIFT token is already nuking and liquidity is drying up fast. This looks like a classic admin key compromise rather than a code
· 2026-04-03T11:29:10+00:00$DIVERG is gonna be a PROPER RUNNER Just caught the latest from @DivergSec dropping a full 10/10 on-chain forensics masterclass on the @DriftProtocol $285M exploit , confirming Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor) with TRM Labs + Elliptic backing it up. Independent traces, Pyongyang
· 2026-04-03T08:19:04+00:00Crypto Space Last 48 Hours Recap @Dmailofficial shutting down @leap_wallet shutting down @MagicEden shutting down @DriftProtocol hacked This is what happens when a project lacks real users and strong community support.
· 2026-04-03T15:21:51+00:00Drift's $285M exploit follows the same playbook as Ronin in 2022—not a smart contract issue, but a governance failure. SVRN COO @dschwed spoke with @DecryptMedia on why privileged access compromise keeps succeeding, and what audits alone can't protect against.
· 2026-04-03T13:43:16+00:00I lost $45k in the @DriftProtocol hack and i didn’t feel a thing… This is how i responded
· 2026-04-03T13:56:47+00:00jarvis put @DriftProtocol on the top of my list of reasons why
· 2026-04-03T09:36:54+00:00Messaging the wallet that holds the Drift stolen funds… on-chain. Will you accept a drop from stolen funds?
· 2026-04-03T11:04:39+00:00@DriftProtocol suffered a $285M exploit, the largest DeFi hack of 2026 so far. • Before attack TVL: ~$550M • Attack time: < 12 minutes • Not a smart contract bug Breakdown of stolen funds: $159M JLP $71M USDC $11M cbBTC multiple other assets Total: $285.26M drained
· 2026-04-03T06:43:31+00:00Drift Begins Attempting to Directly Contact Hackers—Will There Be a Twist? | FN Timeline Latest Drift Updates: @DriftProtocol has sent an on-chain message to the ETH wallet holding the stolen funds. Officials state that the attacker can contact the team via Blockscan
· 2026-04-03T22:32:17+00:00Everyone’s terrified of rogue AI “taking over”... Meanwhile, Drift on Solana just got drained for $280M — the biggest hack of 2026. Not a smart contract bug. Not Skynet. Humans in the Security Council got socially engineered into pre-signing transactions via durable
· 2026-04-03T12:42:25+00:00第二周的奖励已经发放。 综合下来年华是有20%的（没算上解锁的7天） 另外，最近链上不太平，前有Drift 两亿多的资金被盗，大家对于链上理财胆战心惊。Doppler采用的CeDeFi策略（Delta中性对冲），相对纯DeFi项目来说风险要低一些，并且链上资产有超额抵押。 具体可以看下官方文档
· 2026-04-03T13:42:25+00:00Over $232,000,000 at risk because of $drift . this is one of the reasons why $sol was drained #crypto #altcoins $btc
· 2026-04-03T03:38:56+00:00Plot twist: Did the @DriftProtocol hack happen because some party already has control over Quantum Computing? When generating the private key / Seed Phrase, did it coincidentally match the admin wallet of Drift? Only God and the Hacker know...
· 2026-04-03T10:00:01+00:00Drift made ~$574K in revenue over the last 30 days. Lost ~$270M in the exploit. At that pace, it would take roughly 33–39 years to earn back the losses. Is it over for @DriftProtocol ?
· 2026-04-03T17:55:11.483444+00:00Circle Under Fire as ZachXBT Flags $420M USDC Cases TLDR Blockchain investigator ZachXBT accused Circle of delaying USDC freezes tied to more than $420 million in alleged illicit funds. He detailed 15 cases and claimed Circle failed to act qui
· 2026-04-03T17:55:11.483392+00:00Drift Protocol Exploit Hits $285M in Suspected DPRK-Linked Attack Attackers drained approximately $285 million from Solana-based Drift Protocol on April 1, 2026, in what blockchain forensics firms describe as a governance compromise operation bearing hallma
· 2026-04-03T17:55:11.483438+00:00Drift Protocol $285M Exploit: Suspected North Korean Operatives Suspected North Korean operatives have been linked to a reported $285 million Drift Protocol exploit on Solana, after a governance takeover let an attacker seize administrative control of one
· 2026-04-03T19:25:05.816999+00:00Blockdag Price Prediction Faces Doubt After Drift’s… The largest DeFi exploit of 2026 just drained $285 million from Drift Protocol on Solana after an attacker compromised a single admin key and rewrote the rules of the entire exchange in minut
· 2026-04-03T10:27:46+00:00market's a mess today with that $285M Drift exploit on solana high apr plays showing up on ONT (676%), ARIA hit 1600% funding arb yesterday ai sector still running from Q1 gains, pendle yields looking decent, x402 narrative building solana's bleeding but that RISE launchpad
· 2026-04-03T02:51:42+00:00Full on-chain reconstruction of the fund flow posted on GitHub. $285M across 5 chains, 57,331 wallets. The attacker's CCTP pipeline was live 54 seconds before the first withdrawal. pifresearchlabs.github.io/drift-protocol … $Drift $fartcoin $sol $eth
· 2026-04-03T21:58:41+00:00Top 10 DeFi & Crypto News - 3 April 2026 - Massive $285M+ hack hits Solana DeFi perp DEX Drift Protocol, Linked to North Korean Lazarus Group via governance attack and durable nonces; DRIFT token crashed ~20%+. Circle criticized for handling frozen/unfrozen USDC. (DL News |
· 2026-04-03T03:56:20+00:00The latest tragedy has struck Drift Protocol, which lost assets worth up to $276 million in a single cunning execution. What's making waves is that this case has escalated to the FBI level because it involves the theft of fantastically valuable assets and a systematic modus
· 2026-04-03T01:49:46+00:00After the @DriftProtocol exploit and all the secondary parties that deposited user funds there, my conviction in @Backpack has never been higher. If my region were open I’d be putting all DeFi funds back in my Backpack. I hope everyone’s okay and that funds can be reimbursed.
· 2026-04-03T18:37:04+00:00Circle took 12 hours to freeze $280M stolen from Drift Protocol while the hacker moved funds freely.
· 2026-04-03T11:35:29+00:00Hear me out... If @DriftProtocol is: (1) Unable to recoup stolen funds (2) Reimburse depositors All depositors impacted should band together and seek legal action. Paying for lawyers via a @futarddotio raise. Would this be a fitting use-case for the platform? @metaproph3t
· 2026-04-03T05:30:52+00:00Im 110$ down I hold but also I leave Solana if we not go back xD Holy I scare now my perps not get back cause Jupiter also can tells got hacked like drift and talent for them
· 2026-04-03T14:04:31+00:00Crypto platform Drift suffers from hack suspected to total $270 million - firm goes into damage control mode, suspends deposits and withdrawals dlvr.it/TRrzx4
· 2026-04-03T04:32:03+00:00Ledger's Chief Technology Officer Charles Guilleme spotted similarities between the Drift Protocol exploit and the scam scheme used in the Bybit hack. Read more:
· 2026-04-03T15:54:34+00:00#crypto is so CORRUPT $drift hack is causing $sol to be drained and @circle isn't doing anything about it If Circle intervened #solana would be fine above $90 + $usdc $eth #cryptocurrency $btc
· 2026-04-03T00:40:42+00:00Drift Protocol @DriftProtocol was hacked for $285 million, of which $230 million in USDC was transferred to the ETH chain via Circle @circle 's own CCTP bridge. Meanwhile, on-chain detective ZachXBT @zachxbt 's investigation points out that Circle had the full technical capability
· 2026-04-03T18:15:10.543591+00:00USDC’s regulatory shortfalls spark concern after major compliance lapses exposed ZachXBT, a well-known cryptocurrency investigator, has issued a warning regarding USDC, the second-largest stablecoin and long considered one of the most reliable coins in the crypto ecosyste
· 2026-04-03T21:35:07.324273+00:00Best Crypto to Buy Now: Pepeto Presale Accelerates Past… A hacker just drained $285 million from Drift Protocol on Solana using a fabricated token and manipulated oracle pricing, executing the largest DeFi exploit of 2026 in a matter of hours, acco
· 2026-04-03T18:15:10.543555+00:00USDC Under Fire for Compliance Failures You can also read this news on BH NEWS: USDC Under Fire for Compliance Failures ZachXBT, a respected figure in cryptocurrency investigations, has issued a serious warning about the stability
· 2026-04-03T19:15:11.622363+00:00YZi Labs doubles down on Predict.fun after $1.8B volume surge Summary YZi Labs has made a strategic follow-up investment in prediction market protocol Predict.fun after its EASY Residency accelerator. The round includes participation from Susquehanna Cr
· 2026-04-03T14:25:09.417513+00:00$285 Million Drift Protocol Exploit Shows Signs of North… What Points to North Korean Involvement? Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said the $285 million exploit of Solana-based Drift Protocol shows multiple indicators associated with North Korea’
· 2026-04-03T04:45:03.412442+00:00ZachXBT Circle Drift Hack Accusation Over CCTP Moves ZachXBT's Circle Drift hack accusation put fresh pressure on the stablecoin issuer after he said stolen USDC from the Drift exploit moved from Solana to Ethereum through CCTP for hours, with
· 2026-04-03T17:25:06.817340+00:00OKZOO’s April-to-May Listing Window Built a Fast Access Ramp for AIOT OKZOO’s market access expanded quickly after launch OKZOO’s token, AIOT, moved from single-venue exposure to a multi-exchange setup within days in late April and early May 2025. Public listin
· 2026-04-03T17:25:06.817350+00:00Drift Protocol Hack: $286M Stolen in 12 Minutes Drift Protocol's breach stripped about $286 million from a Solana venue in minutes, turning a DeFi exploit into a digital-ownership shock for anyone who treats on-chain positions as durable p
· 2026-04-03T04:12:58.179150+00:00Drift Hack Fallout: 20 Protocols Now Devastated by $285 Million Security Breach BitcoinWorld Drift Hack Fallout: 20 Protocols Now Devastated by $285 Million Security Breach The devastating Drift hack continues to expand its reach across the Solana ecosystem, with the num
· 2026-04-03T02:21:30+00:00450億円相当のドリフトハッキング、不正流出の原因は？ マルチシグへの標的型ソーシャルエンジニアリングで管理者権限を奪取 北朝鮮関連や内部犯行説も浮上 Solana-based Drift Protocol confirmed a ~$280M hack executed via social engineering, where attackers manipulated 2 of 5 multisig
· 2026-04-03T14:25:09.417500+00:00Bitcoin Hyper Falls Silent While Pepeto Targets 267x and… Bitcoin Hyper Falls Silent on Updates While Pepeto Targets 267x and North Korea Linked to $286M Drift ExploitBlockchain analytics firm Elliptic linked the $286 million Drift Protocol exploit