# $DRIFT Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — July 28, 2026

> **Asset:** $DRIFT  
> **Date:** 2026-07-28 (July 28, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/drift/2026-07-28  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/drift.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @coingecko
> **Author:** CoinGecko ([@coingecko](https://x.com/coingecko))  
> **Metrics:** 68 likes · 9 retweets · 29 comments · 28.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-28T02:30:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/coingecko/status/2081930191908020345](https://x.com/coingecko/status/2081930191908020345)  


> **Video Content:** [video-unavailable: could not fetch or sample]  

> 
> "$285M from 
$DRIFT
. $292M from $KELP.

Seventeen days apart, both linked to North Korea.

Why does a country most of the internet can't reach keep running the biggest crypto thefts on record?

Watch the full video: 
youtu.be/YxqoUmjF700"


### Post #2 by @dominic_w
> **Author:** dom | icp ([@dominic_w](https://x.com/dominic_w))  
> **Metrics:** 159 likes · 51 retweets · 35 comments · 7.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-28T00:55:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dominic_w/status/2081906404785528912](https://x.com/dominic_w/status/2081906404785528912)  


> 
> "Should MULTI/DEX finally put perps onchain?
Today:
 Record trades
 Matching on-chain
 UX served from network
 Multi-chain
 Open source
     Hyperliquid
     dYdX v4
     GMX v2
     Drift
     Vertex
     Aevo"


### Post #3 by @VIP8888883
> **Author:** 社会主义接班人 ([@VIP8888883](https://x.com/VIP8888883))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 8 comments · 1.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-28T06:25:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/VIP8888883/status/2081989310681899182](https://x.com/VIP8888883/status/2081989310681899182)  


> **Visual Note:** A 'PROJECTS TO SHUT DOWN IN 2026 UPDATED TIER LIST' ranking cryptocurrency projects from S tier (AFX Trade, Drift Foundation, Treasure, Mode, Eclipse) to D tier (Abstract, Soneium, ZKsync, Saga AI Labs, Tezos, Scroll).  

> 
> "2026 Industry Shakeout Accelerates—Continuing from Last Share, Over 60+ Projects Have Already Shut Down.

S-tier (High Risk)
@AFX_XYZ
 @DriftFDN
 @Treasure_DAO
 @modenetwork
 @EclipseFND
A-tier (High Risk)
@Ostium
 @ResolvLabs
 @trustedvolumes
 @VerusCoin
 @zetablockchain 
@MantaNetwork"


### Post #4 by @Moneybag_Fin
> **Author:** RY ([@Moneybag_Fin](https://x.com/Moneybag_Fin))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 226 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-28T01:38:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Moneybag_Fin/status/2081917194854899715](https://x.com/Moneybag_Fin/status/2081917194854899715)  


> **Visual Note:** A dark, moody landscape banner with mountains and a cloudy sky displaying the text 'JTX', 'For the trader you've become.', and 'Built by Jito.'  

> 
> "Solana's DEX stack got built one layer at a time.

Jupiter took aggregation. Raydium and Orca hold the AMM liquidity. Drift took perps. 

Each one specialised, each one good at its slice, and every one of them renting the same thing underneath, the ordering of the block they"


### Post #5 by @lon_rong14459
> **Author:** Mạnh 100 (❖,❖) ([@lon_rong14459](https://x.com/lon_rong14459))  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 1 retweets · 7 comments · 72 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-28T08:42:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/lon_rong14459/status/2082023938251726913](https://x.com/lon_rong14459/status/2082023938251726913)  


> **Visual Note:** A bar chart titled 'Top 10 projects by transaction count (contracts)' lists crypto projects led by Jupiter (2.4B), Drift Protocol, Decibel, Tether, Raydium, pump.fun, Circle, DeepBook, Chainlink, and PancakeSwap, with a green character highlighting 'TOP 3! 1.3B+'.  

> 
> "I actually had to double check this chart.

Seeing Decibel sitting in the top 3 by contract transaction count wasn't what surprised me.

What surprised me was who it was ahead of.

Jupiter leads with 2.4B transactions.

Drift follows with 1.3B.
@DecibelTrade
  is already there"


### Post #6 by @Userr_real
> **Author:** User ([@Userr_real](https://x.com/Userr_real))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 6 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-07-28T03:45:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Userr_real/status/2081949101672055141](https://x.com/Userr_real/status/2081949101672055141)  


> **Visual Note:** The cartoon shows a smiling Kim Jong-un pointing at a North Korean flag and a glowing rocket, while hooded hackers work at computers displaying Bitcoin (₿) and Ethereum symbols. It visually ties the regime to the DeFi exploits mentioned in the post.  

> 
> "Thú vị, hai vụ hack Defi cách nhay 17 ngày hồi tháng 4, được các đơn vị điều tra đều có liên quan đến Triều Tiên.

 Drift Protocol (DRIFT): khoảng 285 triệu USD. 
Xảy ra ngày 1/4/2026.

KelpDAO (KELP): khoảng 292–293 triệu USD
Xảy ra ngày 18/4/2026."




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