🚨 Drift Protocol — the second-largest derivatives exchange on Solana — suffered a major exploit on April 1.
The team confirmed “unusual activity” at 18:10 UTC, then later stated the protocol was “experiencing an active attack” and paused all deposits and withdrawals.
Initial estimates suggest the attacker drained around $270.6 million in less than an hour — nearly half of Drift’s pre-incident TVL of over $540 million.
Stolen assets reportedly included: • USDC, USDT • JLP (~$155.6 million) • Staked SOL • WBTC • And several other assets
After the exploit, the attacker allegedly swapped funds into USDC, bridged assets to Ethereum through Wormhole, bought ETH, and moved part of the funds through Hyperliquid.
Drift is now working with security firms, bridges, and exchanges to trace and freeze the stolen funds.
This is currently the largest hack in Solana DeFi history.
DRIFT token price dropped sharply following the announcement. Users are advised not to deposit funds into the protocol and to follow official updates from the team.
$ASTER is still holding up relatively well around the $0.66–0.68 range despite the broader market not being particularly strong.
24H volume remains close to $100M, with market cap around $1.6B+, showing that capital has not left ASTER yet.
The key support zone right now is around $0.65. If ASTER can hold this level, it could soon move back to test the $0.67–0.70 range.
On the other hand, if it loses $0.65, there is a good chance of another shakeout toward lower levels before any recovery.
RSI is currently neutral, while short-term moving averages still look slightly bearish, so ASTER will likely continue to move sideways and accumulate before a clear breakout happens.
Overall, ASTER is not particularly strong yet, but it also has not shown signs of breaking its trend. If the broader market recovers, the $0.70+ range could definitely come back in the short term.
Aster is starting to build a much clearer story instead of being seen as just another short-term speculative token.
Here’s why I think Aster is worth watching and investing in:
- Tokenomics are shifting in a positive direction. Monthly unlocks have been reduced significantly, helping lower sell pressure. - Staking is becoming the core of the ecosystem, creating stronger incentives for long-term holding instead of short-term trading. - Buybacks have moved to Aster Chain and are now happening daily with full on-chain transparency. - The ecosystem is expanding with more narratives: DEX, staking, its own chain, and user incentives. - If the team continues building at this pace while reducing circulating supply, ASTER could become one of the better-structured tokens in the market over the coming months.
The market usually rewards projects that combine ecosystem growth with optimized tokenomics.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that the Fed’s top priority remains bringing inflation back down to its 2% target.
As the US economy faces pressure from slower growth, rising energy prices, and persistent inflation risks, the Fed is maintaining a cautious stance. Powell said the central bank is closely monitoring both downside risks to growth and ongoing price pressures.
He also noted that the large-scale asset purchase programs used in the past helped support the economy during difficult periods while keeping borrowing costs lower. According to Powell, there is still no clear evidence that the size of the Fed’s balance sheet poses a major risk, nor is there direct proof that bond-buying programs were the main cause of inflation.
The message from the Fed is becoming increasingly clear: controlling inflation remains the priority, but not at the cost of sacrificing economic growth and stability entirely.
Giggle Academy is growing much faster than most people expected.
From being a small free education project that almost nobody noticed in early 2024, the platform has now reached more than 210,863 learners across 168 countries.
Some key milestones:
• Early 2024: around 3,000 users • March 2025: around 7,700 users • May 2025: major growth in Vietnam, reaching around 35,000 users • Late 2025: grew to around 68,000 users • January 2026: surpassed 100,000 users • February 2026: reached around 150,000 users • March 2026: hit 210,863 users
What makes this even more impressive is that almost all of this growth came without paid ads or major marketing campaigns.
Giggle Academy now supports 33 languages, more than 1,000 books, flashcards, and learning resources, 400 core English vocabulary words, 100+ mini games, 1,000+ flashcards, 300+ videos and songs, plus AI voice practice and AI-generated stories to make learning more fun for children.
The project has also expanded into real classrooms:
• Nigeria: partnerships with 94 schools and more than 57,000 children • China: launched in 8 schools with more than 2,500 students
What makes Giggle Academy special is not only the growth, but how they achieved it:
No ads. No subscription fees. No focus on profit.
Just a genuine effort to bring better education to more children around the world.
Going from 3,000 users to more than 210,000 in around two years makes the goal of reaching 1 million users feel much closer now.