DeFi just had one of its worst days in history.

A quarter-billion dollars vanished in under 12 minutes.

The fallout is raising hard questions about who should have stepped in, and when.

Meanwhile, corporate treasuries keep converting cash into Bitcoin like it's a race.

Today's issue: trust failures, missed interventions, and the institutions betting big anyway.

Drift Protocol exploiter is now plowing stolen funds into Ethereum

The attacker behind the $285M Drift Protocol heist is using the loot to accumulate ETH.

On-chain data from Lookonchain shows millions in USDC being converted after the funds were drained from Drift's vaults through a compromised admin system.

The move signals the exploiter is betting on Ethereum's liquidity to launder or park the stolen assets, complicating recovery efforts.

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Markets

Oil reversal and crowded shorts keep crypto traders on edge

Crude oil gave back its geopolitical gains hard, with WTI dropping nearly $3 a barrel.

That eased inflation fears slightly, but crypto traders stayed cautious with heavy short positioning in derivatives.

Analysts note overhead supply is capping Bitcoin's upside while long-term holders continue distributing.

BTC hovered near $67K, ETH slipped below $2,100, SOL dipped toward $80, and XRP settled near $1.3.

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Circle sat idle for 6 hours as $230M in stolen USDC crossed its own bridge

On-chain sleuth ZachXBT says Circle had roughly six hours to freeze stolen funds but did nothing.

Over 100 transactions moved $230M in USDC from Solana to Ethereum via Circle's own CCTP bridge during that window.

If the largest stablecoin issuer can't act on its own infrastructure in real time, does that pose a reliability concern for the ecosystem?

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Metaplanet went full HODL mode and leapfrogged MARA

The Tokyo-listed firm scooped up 5,075 BTC in Q1 2026 alone, spending roughly $400M.

That buying spree pushed Metaplanet past Marathon Digital to become the world's third-largest corporate Bitcoin holder.

Corporate treasury strategies are quietly reshaping who holds the most Bitcoin, and public companies are climbing the leaderboard fast.

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On Our Radar

Liquidity gets a makeover: BitGW's single-sided AMM signals crypto's hybrid future.*

Crypto's country club: Coinbase joins the national trust bank club with OCC approval.

The crypto bridge: SoFi launches business banking that treats fiat and crypto equally

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