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04-02

Concerns rise over the Drift hack amid executive changes and multi-signature adjustments

Huo Xing Finance reports that on April 2, according to Omer Goldberg, founder of Chaos Labs, Aave’s risk advisory firm, Drift Protocol’s signing key holds significant powers without any time-lock or delay mechanisms. A week ago, Drift migrated to a new multisignature account created by one of the si...

Drift Protocol Suffers $285M Hack via Stolen Admin Key

Drift cut straight into the industry's most painful wound.April 1st, April Fools' Day.Drift Protocol, the largest perpetuals exchange on Solana, is being drained, and the community's first reaction was, "Nice April Fools' joke."This is not a joke. Around 1:30 PM, the on-chain monitoring accounts Loo...

Han Feng Discusses Stablecoins, AI, and the Future of the Decentralized Economic Order

Stick to value investing and long-term thinking.Article author, source: KlicklIn the crypto industry, very few have truly been involved in building the underlying narratives and rule prototypes.They appeared early, participated in shaping the direction, and witnessed the divergence of rules. As the ...

Polymarket's daily fee revenue exceeds $1 million on April 1

Odaily Planet Daily report: According to DefiLlama data, Polymarket's daily trading fee revenue surpassed $1 million on April 1, reaching $1.02 million. Additionally, its fee revenue on March 31 was $696,000.Previously, Polymarket adjusted its fee structure starting March 30, expanding the taker fee...

Perena Founder: JLP Vault Affected by Drift Attack, Core Products Unaffected

Anna, founder of Perena, posted on X that its USD, USD-J, and USD*-P products were not affected by the Drift incident; however, the JLP vault managed by Trade Neutral was impacted due to its operation on the Drift protocol vault. The team will communicate updates promptly upon receiving information ...

Interactive Brokers to Enter Crypto Market in 3 Months with Stablecoin and BTC/ETH Services

In 2026, Interactive Brokers brought the low-cost, professional execution of traditional brokerage into the crypto market in just three months.Interactive Brokers, listed on Nasdaq in 2007, currently has a market capitalization of $113.7 billion. Known for low commissions, best execution, and advanc...

Bitcoin May Enter Final Accumulation Phase, with Potential Decline Exceeding 40%

Huo Xing Finance reports that on April 2, analyst Alicharts noted that Bitcoin has declined 52% from its October 2025 peak, with a 3-day SMA crossover signal (50-period and 200-period SMA bearish cross) appearing on February 27 and persisting for 30 days. Historical patterns suggest the market may e...

Whale clears $9.76M BRENTOIL and BTC position amid volatile market

HuoXing Finance reports that on April 2, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, amid a sharp rise in crude oil prices and a significant pullback in BTC, the whale address (0x965), which had chased the rally and sold off during the decline in crude oil, suffered losses on both its BRENTOIL short posit...

XRP Analyst Predicts Price Growth as Ripple Taps $12.5 Trillion Payment Market

An XRP analyst has outlined the dramatic changes that could happen for the cryptocurrency as Ripple positions itself to integrate with a massive $12.5 trillion payments ecosystem. In a detailed post on X, the analyst highlighted Ripple’s $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury, which the crypto company ...

Claw Wallet Launches to Secure AI Agent Chain Activity Amid Rising Risks

In 2026, many people called it the Year of Agentic Finance. With OpenClaw, agents can automatically arbitrage, trade, and execute complex DeFi operations, effectively becoming users' personal money printers.But the illusion shattered quickly.In February, OpenAI employee Nik Pash used the OpenClaw fr...

Monad Gains 14% Amid Technical Rally, Faces $0.025 Resistance

Monad [MON] ranked fifth in daily gains among the top 200 coins by market cap, climbing 14% at press time. However, the trading volume remained relatively low despite price action rallying, indicating a lack of momentum.The altcoin appeared to be trading in a bullish pattern, implying that the techn...

Coinbase CLO: Stablecoin Yield Provisions in the Clarity Act 'Very Close' to Agreement

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal said in an interview with Fox Business that discussions regarding stablecoin yields in the upcoming Clarity Act are "very close" to reaching an agreement.Grewal stated that the Crypto Market Structure Act is moving forward, even a...

Coinbase CLO Says 'Clarity Act' Near Agreement on Stablecoin Rewards

According to ChainCatcher, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal told Fox Business that discussions surrounding stablecoin yields in the upcoming Clarity Act are “very close” to reaching an agreement. Grewal stated that the Crypto Market Structure Act is moving forward, even as debates over stab...

CoinFound Joins the Circle Alliance Program to Enhance Stablecoin and RWA Data Infrastructure

ME News reports that on April 2 (UTC+8), CoinFound, an AI-driven Web3 data and research platform, announced its official participation in the Circle Alliance Program initiated by Circle Internet Financial. The program aims to bring together global fintech companies, Web3 protocols, and institutions ...

Whale Address Opens 20,000 ETH and 750 BTC Short Positions

On-chain monitoring shows that the address "pension-usdt.eth" has opened a new 20,000 ETH (3x leverage) short position and increased its BTC (3x leverage) short position to 750 BTC, with a total value of $92.4 million. The address currently has an unrealized profit exceeding $1.6 million, with total...

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