Drift Protocol Secures $150 Million Funding Following Major Exploit

Drift Protocol has secured $150 million in funding from Tether and other partners to recover from a major exploit that drained between $270 million and $285 million from its vaults. The funding includes a $100 million revenue-linked credit facility and will be used to support a user recovery pool and a relaunch of the protocol. The incident significantly reduced Drift's total value locked (TVL) from $550 million to $230 million.

By Lockridge Okoth Thu, April 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM GMT+3 3 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

Drift Protocol Secures $150 Million Funding Following Major Exploit

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Topics: DeFi exploit funding_recovery hacking security Solana Tether

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