Drift Protocol Hack 2026: What Happened, Who Lost Money, and What’s Next

In recent developments, a Solana-based perpetual futures exchange lost $286 million in 12 minutes on April 1, 2026, after attackers spent three weeks quietly manufacturing fake collateral and socially engineering…

1inch Business Launches Model Context Protocol for Agentic DeFi Trading

In recent developments, 1inch expands its Model Context Protocol to allow AI agents to execute swaps and manage onchain portfolios in real time. 1inch Business announced the expansion of its…

Resolv temporarily halts protocol to ‘contain the impact’ of 80M USR exploit

In recent developments, resolv’s USR dollar stablecoin is trading at just $0.24 after an attacker minted 80 million unbacked tokens, forcing a full protocol pause and reopening fears over stablecoin…

Balancer Labs shuts down 4 months after $100M+ exploit, protocol to continue

In recent developments, executives at Balancer Labs are now pushing for the protocol to be managed by the Balancer Foundation and Balancer’s DAO. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…

Balancer Labs to Shut Down as DAO Takes Control of Protocol Future

In recent developments, balancer co-founder Fernando Martinelli said Balancer Labs will shut down as the protocol pivots toward a leaner, DAO-led structure following months of financial strain and fallout from…

Stripe protocol could mark turning point for micropayments, Forrester says

In recent developments, forrester says Stripe’s Machine Payments Protocol reflects a shift toward automated transactions, as AI agents remove behavioral barriers that hindered micropayments. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…

Unleash Protocol hacker moves stolen funds through Tornado Cash

In recent developments, hacker Protocol drained 1,337 ETH via compromised Unleash multisig governance. The stolen funds have been sent through Tornado Cash to obscure transaction trails. The breach is limited…

XRPL Lending Protocol Is Coming: First Protocol-Level Credit System Puts XRP …

In recent developments, xRP is moving toward a historic inflection point as Ripple advances the XRPL Lending Protocol, introducing protocol-level, fixed-rate institutional credit that could unlock scalable yield, deeper liquidity,…

Firelight Protocol Introduces Staking Rewards for XRP Holders

In recent developments, the Firelight Protocol is a new initiative designed to bring native staking rewards to XRP by using it as a source of onchain security for decentralized finance.…