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$285 Million Gone in 12 Minutes: How the Solana DeFi Hack on Drift Protocol Actually Happened
On April 1, 2026, Solana’s largest DeFi perpetuals exchange, Drift Protocol, lost $285 million in 12 minutes. The team posted on X to confirm it was real, not an April Fool’s joke. By the time most users saw the warning,…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils Kohaku: The Game-Changing Privacy Framework Revolutionizing Ethereum Wallets in 2025-2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a highly anticipated keynote at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on November 16, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced Kohaku, a bold new privacy framework designed to make private transactions the default experience for Ethereum wallet users.…
