A Hashnote associated address has heavily shorted, and is now one of the most profitable addresses in HyperLiquid.

HyperEVM Is Not Down! PeckShield: Front-End Delay on the Block Explorer Caused the False Alarm

On April 2, PeckShield clarified that HyperEVM was not down; the anomaly was limited to the official block explorer frontend not syncing data. The incident was caused by a data source deviation that led to a misclassification. In reality, the underlying chain was operating normally. On the same day, MetaMask announced full support for HyperEVM, lowering the usage barrier. This incident underscores the importance of verifying across multiple data sources to prevent false alarms.

STO sees a single-day surge of 200%, with a mysterious address showing unrealized gains of $4.05 million

StakeStone（STO）saw a sharp surge on April 2, with the highest gain reaching 166.9%. The price jumped to $0.49159 and was accompanied by large withdrawals. This rally was driven by the launch of a new payment feature, with the 24-hour trading volume up 590.8%. However, the technical picture shows an overbought condition, and combined with selling pressure from upcoming unlocks, short-term pullback risk should be watched closely.

ETH 15-minute decline of 0.94%: whale investors proactively reduced positions and inflows into exchanges converged to trigger spot selling pressure

2026-04-02 03:30 to 2026-04-02 03:45 (UTC), ETH experienced a short-term decline in yield of -0.94%. The price ranged from 2046.01 to 2075.41 USDT, with a fluctuation of 1.42%. During this period, market volatility intensified, on-chain attention increased, reflecting investors’ high sensitivity to upcoming network changes and large capital flows. The main drivers of this abnormal movement stemmed from large transfers concentrated among on-chain whales and institutional addresses, with some individual transactions exceeding 10,000 ETH, and simultaneously flowing in large volumes.

On-chain exchange Drift Protocol suffers a hack loss of $280 million—could the Solana ecosystem see a chain reaction?

Decentralized exchange Drift Protocol was hacked on April 2, resulting in losses of up to $280 million, becoming one of the largest DeFi security incidents in the Solana ecosystem. The attacker exploited a multisig vulnerability to obtain administrator keys and quickly transferred assets. Drift has paused deposits and withdrawals and has promised to continue updating the incident investigation. Security experts noted that this incident highlights the risks of high-privilege key management for DeFi protocols, urging stronger security measures to protect users’ assets.

Monad locks in $350 million, and its low fee rate and FDV being halved release a cautious signal

Monad blockchain reached a total value locked (TVL) of $355 million within about four months, setting a record for rapid growth, but its daily transaction fees are less than $3,000, indicating a disconnect between locked capital and real trading activity. At the same time, the fully diluted valuation of the MON token fell from $4.7 billion to about $2.2 billion, reflecting the market’s lack of confidence in its continued ability to attract users.

SlowMist Reveals the Drift Attack Chain: Multi-Signature Mechanism Change, Administrator Privileges Leaked

SlowMist analyzed the Drift Protocol hack, pointing out that the core vulnerability was that the multisig mechanism change did not include a time lock. After the attacker gained administrator privileges, they systematically extracted assets by forging tokens, manipulating oracles, and disabling security modules, ultimately stealing about 105,969 ETH. ZachXBT criticized Circle for not freezing USDC in time during this process, which had a negative impact on the industry and sparked widespread discussion.