Hackers steal $280mn from decentralised finance crypto exchange Drift

🔍 What Happened?

Drift is a decentralised, unregulated perps exchange built on Solana. No KYC. No central authority. Maximum freedom — but also maximum risk. Attackers identified a vulnerability and exploited it before anyone could react, siphoning out $280mn in a single coordinated move.

Half the exchange's total deposits. Vanished.

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🔹 Never keep 100% of funds on a single protocol

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Why This Matters

✅ DeFi protocols — no matter how big — are not immune

✅ "Unregulated" cuts both ways: freedom AND zero protection

✅ Perps trading on-chain carries smart contract risk on top of market risk

✅ $280mn stolen = users' real funds, real losses

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