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Drift Protocol
Solana-based decentralized perpetuals and trading protocol that entered a critical limited state in April 2026 after a major exploit and suspension of deposits and withdrawals.
DEXLimited
Also known as: Drift, Drift Trade
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Key facts
Launch date
2021-10-01
Death date
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Years
2021–—
Origin
Solana ecosystem
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-04-25
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URL status
Live unverified
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Summary
Solana-based decentralized perpetuals and trading protocol that entered a critical limited state in April 2026 after a major exploit and suspension of deposits and withdrawals.
Timeline
Drift Protocol suffered a major exploit
2026-04-01exploitcritical
Drift Protocol confirmed an active attack on April 1, 2026; public estimates ranged from over $130 million to about $285 million, with later analysis describing privileged-access and fake-token collateral mechanisms.
Drift suspended deposits and withdrawals
2026-04-01withdrawal_suspendedcritical
After confirming the active attack, Drift suspended deposits and withdrawals while coordinating containment with security firms, bridges, and exchanges.
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Record note
Do not mark dead yet. The April 2026 exploit and deposit / withdrawal suspension are material enough for HEI because they changed platform availability, but no final shutdown marker is confirmed.
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