Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte responded to the Drift Protocol theft incident, emphasizing that freezing USDC is being carried out according to law, calling for stronger coordination between law and technology, and suggesting that DeFi protocols should draw on protection mechanisms from traditional markets to advance legal protection of property rights and financial privacy.

On-chain sleuth ZachXBT said the Bitcoin Depot hack resulted in an actual loss of 54 bitcoins, which is more than its official reported figure of 50.9 bitcoins. The hacker stole the funds on March 20 after compromising credentials, and Bitcoin Depot only discovered the loss three days later.

Gate News update: On April 8, Drift Protocol posted an update on the incident response process for the hack. Drift said that it is currently actively working with asymmetric research and OtterSec to develop a coordinated and aligned recovery plan. At this stage, the primary focus is to stabilize the situation and provide protocol-level assurances for all affected users and partners. In addition, Drift will participate in a security mechanism under the Solana Foundation.

FTX/Alameda sold 6.94 million DRIFT tokens through Wintermute, raising about $320k. This liquidation took place after the Drift Protocol suffered a $285 million hack. The 8.33 million DRIFT tokens Alameda received from early investments have since seen their current value drop sharply, with the initial investment value falling significantly.

Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet noted that Drift Protocol’s exploitation method is similar to a 2025 CEX hack incident, and that the security issues mainly stem from people and operations rather than code defects. The attacker infiltrated a multisig device to trick the signer into approving a malicious transaction.

Fenbushi Capital co-founder Bo Shen has initiated a bounty program to recover $42 million stolen in a 2022 hack, offering 10-20% rewards for contributions to recovery. Recent advances in blockchain analysis have improved investigative capabilities, with some funds already frozen.

Gate News reported that on March 22, DeFi protocol Fluid released an announcement stating that it learned of the Resolv hacker incident. Fluid's automatic credit limit mechanism prevented excessive borrowing of funds, and the USR market has been suspended from trading with the situation under control. Fluid stated that if there are any bad debts remaining on the protocol, all user losses will be fully compensated. User funds and protocol security are Fluid's top priorities, and a comprehensive review is currently underway. A detailed post-mortem analysis report will be released after the investigation concludes.

Gate News: On March 17, tokenization platform Theo announced the launch of thUSD, a yield-bearing stablecoin backed by gold, and opened a liquidity pool with a maximum capacity of $100 million. The stablecoin is backed by thGOLD, its issued gold token, and generates yield through a cash and carry arbitrage strategy that holds spot gold exposure while shorting gold futures. Previously, Theo raised $15.5 million in funding led by Hack VC and Anthos Capital.

Step Finance, SolanaFloor, and Remora Markets announce shutdowns after a January hack resulting in $40 million worth of assets stolen. After failing to find a viable business recovery plan, they have decided to cease all operations and offer buyback and redemption options for secured token holders.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Prediction Market Opinion has announced the completion of a $20 million Series A funding round, with Hack VC, Jump Crypto, Primitive Ventures, Decasonic, and others participating. Currently, its trading scope has expanded to macroeconomics, pre-token issuance events, culture, and cryptocurrencies, covering data such as CPI figures. The data shows that the company is currently handling about one-third of global prediction market trading volume, with open contracts exceeding 1.3