Drift Protocol detects abnormal activity, advises halting deposits

Solana-based decentralized perpetual futures exchange Drift Protocol has detected abnormal activity and is advising users not to deposit funds while it investigates the matter. The protocol announced the issue on its official X account, stressing that the warning was not an April Fools' joke and that it would share updates as the investigation progresses. According to CoinMarketCap, DRIFT is trading at $0.05339, down 20.5%.