{"id":423691,"date":"2026-04-08T01:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/solana-foundation-to-help-secure-defi-protocols-following-285-million-drift-hack-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:58:16","slug":"solana-foundation-to-help-secure-defi-protocols-following-285-million-drift-hack-crypto-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/solana-foundation-to-help-secure-defi-protocols-following-285-million-drift-hack-crypto-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Solana Foundation to Help Secure DeFi Protocols Following $285 Million Drift Hack &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position:relative;overflow:visible;font-size:1.2em;line-height:1.58\">\n<div class=\"pt-8 pb-10 border-t border-b border-decryptGridline \">\n<h4 class=\"sc-b2a202e4-4 bNRGqr gg-dark:text-white\" color=\"#333\">In brief<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-meta-serif-pro font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\">The Solana Foundation launched the STRIDE security program with 24\/7 threat monitoring for protocols exceeding $10M total value locked.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-meta-serif-pro font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\">Protocols with over $100M TVL receive \u201cformal verification\u201d services funded by the Foundation.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-meta-serif-pro font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\">On April 1, the Solana-based Drift Protocol saw $285 million swiped in an exploit that\u2019s believed to have been planned for months by North Korean hackers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Decrypt News roundup with TylerD - April 7th\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6C8ohR0SukHxSAK2CTHrGO?si=vk50WkheTpmZx5Wgta9f5A&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Nearly a week after a prominent <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/what-is-solana-a-scalable-decentralized-network-for-dapps\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Solana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">-based decentralized exchange was <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/363087\/solana-drift-protocol-exploited-285-million\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">hit with a $285 million hack<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that\u2019s been <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/363260\/we-are-ready-to-speak-drift-beckons-north-korea-linked-hackers-following-285m-exploit\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">linked to North Korean hackers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, the Solana Foundation has revealed plans to help secure the network\u2019s largest DeFi protocols.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Solana Foundation and Asymmetric Research <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/solana.com\/news\/solana-ecosystem-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">launched STRIDE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, a tiered security program that provides 24\/7 threat monitoring for DeFi protocols with over $10 million in total value locked (TVL). For protocols with over $100 million TVL, the Foundation will offer \u201cformal verification\u201d\u2014described in a post as \u201ca mathematical, proof-based method that guarantees smart contract correctness by exhaustively checking every possible state and execution path.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">STRIDE\u2014or Solana Trust, Resilience and Infrastructure for DeFi Enterprises\u2014evaluates protocols against security standards before providing ongoing protection services. The initiative marks a significant escalation in blockchain security infrastructure as attackers target Solana&#8217;s growing billions in locked value with increasingly sophisticated methods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The program launched alongside the Solana Incident Response Network (SIRN), a membership-based collective of security firms dedicated to rapid ecosystem defense. Founding participants include Asymmetric Research along with OtterSec, Neodyme, Squads, and ZeroShadow. The framework will evolve based on real-world assessment feedback, with version 0.1 currently live.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0\" src=\"https:\/\/myriad.markets\/embed\/market\/sol-vs-silver-which-hits-150-first-3a972677-8d7f-4368-8901-fb03c7a8f9f1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"415px\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:0px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The timing underscores an urgent need\u2014Drift Protocol suffered an exploit where attackers drained $285 million in under 12 minutes on April 1, demonstrating the speed and scale at which modern DeFi vulnerabilities can be exploited. Drift <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/363364\/north-korean-hackers-spent-six-months-infiltrating-drift-before-285m-exploit\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">said on Sunday<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> that it discovered that North Korean hackers had spent six months infiltrating its team and infrastructure before executing the attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Such incidents highlight why major blockchain networks are taking more direct responsibility for ecosystem-wide security rather than leaving individual protocols to defend themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The tiered approach based on TVL thresholds reflects how layer-1 networks are institutionalizing security as decentralized finance matures. Rather than treating all protocols equally, STRIDE allocates resources proportionally to risk\u2014acknowledging that protocols managing hundreds of millions of dollars&#8217; worth of assets require different protection than smaller experiments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">This shift recognizes that individual smart contract audits alone cannot match the innovation pace of adversaries targeting blockchain infrastructure. Rapidly advancing AI is also a key concern, as it can help attackers and developers alike find flaws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-meta-serif-pro scene:font-noto-sans scene:text-base scene:md:text-lg font-normal text-lg md:text-xl md:leading-9 tracking-px text-body gg-dark:text-neutral-100\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">An upcoming Anthropic AI model codenamed Claude Mythos is being viewed as a particular threat to cybersecurity\u2014so much so that top cybersecurity stock prices <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/362606\/anthropic-most-capable-ai-model-claude-mythos-leaks\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">fell late last month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> when first details of the model were leaked. 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Protocols with over $100M TVL receive \u201cformal verification\u201d services funded by the Foundation. 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