Drift exploiter moves $109M in Ether to Tornado Cash in two days
The laundering of stolen crypto funds highlights ongoing challenges in tracking illicit activities and recovering assets in decentralized finance. The...
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Drift exploiter sends $109M in Ether to Tornado Cash in 2 days
Wallets linked to the $295 million April hack still held $138 million in Ether after sending another $46 million to the mixer Wednesday.
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Wallet Linked to Drift Exploit Sends $61 Million in Ethereum to Tornado Cash
The North Korea-linked attacker behind April's $295 million Drift heist pushed 25,700 ETH through the mixer in two hours, and still controls roughly $...
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Drift exploiter sends $61M ETH to Tornado Cash, holds $194M
The April 1 hack caused about $295 million in losses and was later attributed to a North Korean threat group in a Mandiant investigation.
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Drift-Linked Wallet Sends $54.8 Million in ETH to Tornado Cash
Five Etherscan-labeled Drift exploiter wallets still hold about 84,164 ETH as recovery efforts continue after April’s attack.
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Drift Hack Victims Get Their Money Back, 1 Cent at a Time
Drift victims can finally cash out six months after an April exploit left nearly $295.4 million in verified losses. Yet the numbers show just how long...
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Drift Opens DFX Claims With Recovery Pool Covering About 1% of Losses
Redeeming burns the tokens and ends their claim on future deposits. Holders can instead wait for revenue-funded recovery or sell their DFX.
Oct 1open_in_new
Drift opens DFX recovery token claims for April exploit victims
The DFX recovery token initiative highlights the challenges of compensating DeFi exploit victims and underscores the importance of robust security mea...
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Solana’s DeFi TVL recovers above $6.5B after Drift hack wiped $285M
The recovery highlights the resilience of DeFi systems and sets a precedent for future compensation mechanisms, emphasizing security reforms. The post...
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Kraken launches Fixed Rate Rewards, giving eligible clients fixed APYs of up to 6% on cash and stablecoins
Eligible clients can now choose a term, lock their rate for its full duration, and let rewards compound automatically, with no rate drift and no activ...
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US stocks drift as investors await Nvidia earnings and digest Fed inflation data
Investor uncertainty grows as inflation data and Nvidia's earnings influence rate hike expectations, impacting tech sector dynamics. The post US stock...
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We Told Microsoft Copilot AI to Be Brutally Realistic About XRP Predicts, This Was Its Target
A rally of a few days has repriced an entire year of drift. The latest Microsoft Copilot AI price prediction leans into that, and the model predicts R...
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MIT and Harvard introduce Role Anchor to combat role drift in AI systems
Role Anchor's introduction highlights the need for new evaluation metrics in AI, questioning the validity of current benchmarks and reported progress....
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Oil prices rise, Asia stocks drift amid US-Iran tensions
Geopolitical tensions heighten market volatility, impacting oil supply stability and investor confidence in Asian equities, with global economic impli...
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Tornado Cash Logs 968 Deposits in Busiest Day of 2026, L2Beat Says
The July 23 spike — worth about $57 million in ETH — was driven largely by the Drift exploiter, who pushed $44 million through the mixer in under two ...
Aug 3open_in_new
Crypto Hacks Hit Record 212 Incidents in H1 2026: Blockaid
North Korea-linked actors drove the largest losses, with the $292M KelpDAO and $285M Drift exploits both tied to DPRK groups.
Jul 29open_in_new
Kraken launches Fixed Rate Rewards, giving accredited US investors fixed APYs of up to 7% on cash and stablecoins
Clients can now choose a term, lock their rate for its full duration, and let rewards compound automatically, with no rate drift and no active managem...
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Crypto hacks fell 47% in H1 but ecosystem is no safer: CertiK
Crypto exploits rose 59% quarter-on-quarter to $807.5 million in Q2, due partly to the KelpDAO and Drift Protocol exploits, which came at the hands of...
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Drift Protocol Rebrands to Velocity DEX Ahead of Relaunch
Solana perpetuals exchange Drift Protocol has rebranded to Velocity DEX, with a private beta planned in the coming days as the platform rebuilds after...
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