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Standard Chartered In-Depth Report: DeFi Risk Pricing Mechanisms Are Failing, Yields Fall Short of Covering Actual Risks

Standard Chartered In-Depth Report: DeFi Risk Pricing Mechanisms Are Failing, Yields Fall Short of Covering Actual Risks

DeFi deposit rates have consistently stayed below the 13% risk pricing threshold, exposing a systemic lack of risk premium, as highlighted by the consecutive attacks on KelpDAO and Drift. Standard Chartered Banks model analysis reveals a significant mismatch between returns and risk.

Blog Team04/30/2026

Over $600 Million Stolen in DeFi Hacks This April: Lazarus Group Suspected as Mastermind

Over $600 Million Stolen in DeFi Hacks This April: Lazarus Group Suspected as Mastermind

In April, DeFi hacks resulted in total losses exceeding $606 million, with the Lazarus Group identified as the primary culprit. This article analyzes attack methods targeting KelpDAO, Drift, and others, along with strategies for safeguarding digital assets.

Blog Team04/27/2026

SOL Holds Above $85: Can the Rebound in DeFi TVL and Institutional Trust Applications Spark a New Rally?

SOL Holds Above $85: Can the Rebound in DeFi TVL and Institutional Trust Applications Spark a New Rally?

After the $285 million Drift protocol exploit, Solanas DeFi TVL rebounded by 6%, while SOL stabilized technically around the $85 mark.

Blog Team04/14/2026

How Do State-Sponsored Hackers Breach DeFi? An In-Depth Investigation into the Drift Exploit

How Do State-Sponsored Hackers Breach DeFi? An In-Depth Investigation into the Drift Exploit

The investigation into the $285 million Drift theft has confirmed that North Korean hacker group UNC4736 orchestrated a sophisticated six-month social engineering infiltration. The attack impacted more than 20 DeFi protocols and revealed how state-sponsored actors can bypass multi-signature defenses.

Blog Team04/07/2026

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XRPL Social Engineering Alert Analysis: How the Drift Hacker Exploited Human Vulnerabilities to Bypass Multisig Security

XRPL Social Engineering Alert Analysis: How the Drift Hacker Exploited Human Vulnerabilities to Bypass Multisig Security

XRP Ledger validators issue a social engineering threat alert, warning that Drift attack techniques could spread across ecosystems. Analyzing attack mechanisms, defense blind spots, and directions for industry-wide security upgrades.

Blog Team04/07/2026

Drift Protocol Hit by $285 Million Attack: Analyzing the Solana DeFi Vulnerability

Drift Protocol Hit by $285 Million Attack: Analyzing the Solana DeFi Vulnerability

Drift Protocol suffered a $285 million attack on April 1, 2026, marking the largest DeFi exploit in the Solana ecosystem.

Blog Team04/03/2026

Drift Protocol In-Depth Analysis: Solana On-Chain Derivatives Data and Market Dynamics

Drift Protocol In-Depth Analysis: Solana On-Chain Derivatives Data and Market Dynamics

Analyzing the recent fundamentals and market dynamics of Drift Protocol. This article leverages the latest Gate market data to review its technical evolution, capital flows, and long-short divergences, while examining the authenticity of the Solana ecosystem’s derivatives narrative and projecting its future development.

Blog Team03/18/2026

What is Drift Protocol? An in-depth analysis of the Solana DEX with predictive advantages.

What is Drift Protocol? An in-depth analysis of the Solana DEX with predictive advantages.

In the rapidly developing wave of decentralized exchanges (DEX), Drift Protocol stands out in the Solana ecosystem with its unique "predictive liquidity model.

Blog Team10/22/2025

What Is Drift? Solana-Based Perpetual Trading Protocol & DRIFT Token

What Is Drift? Solana-Based Perpetual Trading Protocol & DRIFT Token

Discover Drift on Solana: a fast, decentralized perpetual trading platform powered by the DRIFT token.

Blog Team07/18/2025