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Stablecoin issuer Circle faces lawsuit over $230M Drift Protocol hack

Circle Internet Group is facing a class action lawsuit led by a Drift Protocol investor claiming it failed to freeze funds stolen in a $280 million exploit of the protocol on April 1.

The lawsuit was filed by Drift investor Joshua McCollum on behalf of over 100 members in a US district court in Massachusetts on Wednesday, which accused Circle of allowing the attackers to transfer about $230 million worth of $USDC ($USDC) from Solana to Ethereum via Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) over several hours without intervention.



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Ripple edges up above $1.40 on growing institutional, retail demand

Ripple ($XRP) maintains a neutral-to-bullish tone, trading above $1.41 at the time of writing on Thursday, supported by renewed institutional and retail interest. A steady price increase could accelerate the remittance token toward the next resistance levels at $1.50 and $1.55.

Still, traders should temper their expectations, given that the immediate supply around $1.41 could absorb the gains.

$XRP growing institutional and retail interest boosts recovery outlook

Institutional investors are showing renewed interest in digital investment products, evidenced by US-listed $XRP spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) recording approximately $17 million in inflows on Wednesday, up from roughly $11 million the previous day.

Cumulative inflows currently stand at $1.25 billion, with net assets under management averaging $1.02 billion, according to SoSoValue data. If inflows into the spot ETFs continue , prices could steadily increase, with $XRP grinding toward the $1.50 psychological level.



$XRP ETF flows | Source: SoSoValue

Similarly, retail demand has expanded this week, steadying the $XRP derivatives market. The Open Interest (OI), reflecting the notional value of outstanding futures and options contracts, rose to $2.58 billion on Thursday from $2.51 billion the previous day. The return of retail investors, albeit gradual, suggests growing conviction in $XRP’s ability to sustain upward price action in the short- to medium-term.

Ripple edges up above $1.40 on growing institution

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Ethereum security program flags DPRK-linked actors, recovers $5.8M


An Ethereum-backed security initiative has reported recovering or freezing more than $5.8 million in funds. Also, it identified around 100 suspected North Korean [DPRK] operatives embedded across Web3 projects.

The figures come from the six-month $ETH Rangers Program, launched by the Ethereum Foundation in partnership with industry groups. Also, the program funded independent security research and incident response across the ecosystem.

Program surfaces vulnerabilities and active threats

According to the report, participants in the program identified or cataloged more than 785 vulnerabilities, client bugs, and proof-of-concept exploits during the initiative.

The work also included over 36 incident responses, as well as the development of open-source security tools and research frameworks to improve threat detection and mitigation across Ethereum-based applications.

These efforts contributed to direct fund recovery in several cases, including coordinated responses to active exploits, during which assets were traced and frozen.

DPRK-linked infiltration emerges as key concern

One of the more significant findings involved the identification of approximately 100 suspected DPRK-linked IT workers operating within blockchain projects under false identities.

Researchers involved in the program said they engaged with dozens of teams to flag potential infiltrations, with some cases leading to the freezing of funds linked to these actors.

The findings highlight a growing concern within the crypto industry around state-linked threat groups targeting Web3 firms through employment channels, rather than traditional attack vectors alone.

Ethereum security program flags DPRK-linked actors

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PEPE Price Leads Meme Coin Surge as Capital Rotates to Risk Assets

Pepe coin, the frog-themed meme cryptocurrency jumped over 8% during Thursday’s U.S. market hours to hit $0.000004 high. This upswing follows the broader recovery in the meme coin market as capital rotates to higher-risk assets, supported by stable market sentiment. However, a stagnant trend in $PEPE’s open interest indicator suggests a lack of speculative force in the market. Can $PEPE price manage to reclaim the $0.000005 barrier?

Meme Coin Market Climbs 12% Amid Risk-On Sentiment Shift

In the last 24-hours, the meme coin sector witnessed a significant surge of over 12% to reach a market cap of $39.8 billion, according to Coingecko data. The buying pressure followed a sudden capital rotation to these volatile assets, as the escalation of the middle-east war has triggered a risk on sentiment.

Hopes for an extended U.S.–Iran ceasefire has stabilized markets, with Bitcoin reclaiming the $75,000 mark. The Fear and Greed Index of the cryptocurrency was at 56 as of April 16, 2026, which is squarely in the neutral zone. It is a level of equilibrium in the market sentiment and investors are not really scared or greedy.

Meme coins saw noticeable price increases during the day. $PEPE price climbed 9% to $0.000004, leading the segment. DOGEgained 3.07%, reaching $0.09601, while SHIB rose 3.41% to $0.00000606. These stable conditions showed positive price action in the meme sector in general.

However, the Pepe Open Interest (OI), projecting the outstanding value of outstanding futures and options contracts, averages around $194 million on Thursday. According to coinglass, the OI value has remained stagnant since early February, indicating a wait-and-see approach from institutions and traders. It suggests that while existing positions aren’t being aggressively closed, no significant “new money” is ente

PEPE Price Leads Meme Coin Surge as Capital Rotate

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Crypto pundit SMQKE has raised speculations that SWIFT may be integrating XRP for payments. He alluded to a code, which suggests that Ripple could easily move to establish connections between SWIFT-linked institutions and the XRP Ledger.

Pundit Highlights Alleged Link Between XRP and SWIFT
In an X post, SMQKE drew attention to the R3 Corda codebase, which he noted links XRP to ISO 20022 and SWIFT. He noted that any token or company aspiring to operate on the SWIFT network must comply with ISO 20022. He added that since XRP is ISO 20022-ready, and SWIFT relies on these standards, Ripple can technically establish direct connections and settlements with any SWIFT-enabled institution through the XRP Ledger.

XRP stakeholder RippleXity was the first to highlight the R3 Corda codebase, noting modules named XrpPayment, XrpSettlement, SWIFTService, and SWIFTPaymentStatusType, which point to XRP integration. However, there has been no confirmation from SWIFT regarding a potential integration.


Source: Chart from SMQKE on X
Meanwhile, it is worth noting that the only known connection between XRP and SWIFT is through Ripple. SWIFT is named as one of the connectivity partners for Ripple Treasury for payments. Furthermore, the Treasury Management firm is also part of the SWIFT Certified Partner program. However, SWIFT doesn’t use XRP for its payment services.

SWIFT announced last year plans to launch its distributed ledger, signaling that it had no intention of adopting the XRP Ledger or XRP for its payment services. However, Ripple has continued to integrate XRP into the operations of other firms it acquired last year, including GTreasury, now known as Ripple Treasury. Last month, Ripple integrated XRP and RLUSD into its treasury management system, marking the first time a management system has native on-chain capabilities.

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