Drift Protocol said it was investigating unusual activity on April 1 and urged users not to deposit funds, according to a post on X. Drift Protocol is experiencing an active attack. Deposits and withdrawals have been suspended. We are coordinating with multiple security firms, bridges, and exchanges to contain the incident. This is not an
A closer look at some of the key advancements surrounding Ripple and XRP. Ripple made the headlines again following important announcements about the stablecoin RLUSD and the signing of strategic deals. XRP’s price remains suppressed amid the overall bear market, but recent whale activity suggests a revival might be knocking on the door. The
Gnosis’ push behind the Ethereum Economic Zone shows DAOs moving from tuning parameters to voting on whether whole chains become Ethereum L2s, tying governance to market structure. Summary Gnosis and Zisk’s Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) emerged directly from a GnosisDAO R&D mandate to explore turning Gnosis Chain into a natively integrated Ethereum layer‑2. The framework,
Here’s a sentence you don’t read every day: a potential military flashpoint in the Persian Gulf is somehow making markets go up. Iran claims it controls the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil passes daily. President Trump says he won’t discuss a ceasefire until it reopens. With
Tether’s USAT stablecoin – a regulated, U.S.-market digital dollar – is leaving Ethereum mainnet for the first time, landing on Celo, a mobile-first Ethereum layer-2 network with 14 million Opera MiniPay wallet users already transacting across 66+ countries. That’s not a minor technical footnote. It’s a direct pipeline from regulated dollar infrastructure into one of
Ethereum is opening Q2 2026 trading above $2.1k, still well below the levels needed to suggest any meaningful trend reversal. After a brutal first quarter that saw ETH lose around a third of its value from the late-2025 highs, the question heading into the new quarter is whether the asset can finally find a base,
Art on Tezos is no longer a niche experiment; at TezDev 2026 in Cannes, it felt like a working model of where digital culture is going next. Summary At TezDev 2026 in Cannes, “Art on Tezos” staged an immersive, projection-mapped environment that framed on-chain work as a living model for digital culture. Speakers highlighted how
Franklin Templeton is acquiring 250 Digital, a spinoff from CoinFund, to grow its crypto investment offerings, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The entity is led by Seth Ginns and Chris Perkins, who previously served as CoinFund’s managing partner and president and managing partner and head of liquid investments, respectively. 250 Digital was formally established
Oil futures prices ended March with the most significant gains in their nearly 40-year history. Bitcoin jumped to a new multi-day peak of over $69,200 earlier today as the markets prepare for Trump’s highly anticipated speech on the war against Iran. Most larger-cap alts are also in the green, with ETH climbing past $2,100
Ethereum price rose nearly 7% on drawing closer to the $2,200 psychological resistance level after reports suggested that the U.S.-Iran war could end soon. Summary Ethereum price rose nearly 7% to $2,153, rebounding from recent losses. Risk sentiment improved after signals of a possible ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. A cup and handle pattern