Onda de Choque Cripto: Circle Demandada Mientras Se Desentraña el Hackeo de 280 Millones de Dólares a Drift

bitcoinist2026-04-17 tarihinde yayınlandı2026-04-17 tarihinde güncellendi

Özet

Resumen: Un grupo de inversores de Drift Protocol ha demandado colectivamente a Circle, el emisor de USDC, en un tribunal federal de Massachusetts. La demanda alega que Circle no actuó para detener el movimiento de aproximadamente 280 millones de dólares en USDC robados durante un hackeo el 1 de abril, atribuido a piratas informáticos norcoreanos. Los demandantes argumentan que Circle, que tenía la capacidad técnica de congelar los fondos, demostrada una semana antes al bloquear carteras por orden judicial, fue negligente y facilitó la conversión ilícita de fondos. El caso plantea un debate crucial sobre el poder y la responsabilidad de las empresas de criptomonedas para intervenir en transacciones ilegales sin una orden judicial explícita.

Hackers norcoreanos probablemente embolsaron cientos de millones en criptomonedas robadas — y ahora se le pide a un tribunal estadounidense que decida si un gigante de las stablecoins debería haberlos detenido.

El Propio Historial de Circle Se Convierte en un Arma Clave

Una demanda colectiva presentada esta semana en un tribunal federal de Massachusetts nombra a Circle Internet Group como la demandada, argumentando los demandantes que la empresa tuvo tanto los medios como la oportunidad de detener que aproximadamente 280 millones de dólares en USDC robados se movieran a través de blockchains — y no hizo nada.

El caso fue interpuesto por el inversor de Drift Protocol Joshua McCollum, representando a más de 100 miembros afectados. Sus abogados lo dijeron claramente: Circle permitió el uso criminal de su propia tecnología.

La denuncia fue presentada el miércoles en un tribunal de distrito de EE. UU. en Massachusetts por el inversor de Drift Joshua McCollum, representando a más de 100 miembros.

El ataque del 1 de abril a Drift Protocol vio a los atacantes drenar fondos y enviarlos desde Solana a Ethereum utilizando el Protocolo de Transferencia entre Cadenas (Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol) de Circle, una herramienta de puente que opera la empresa. Las transferencias ocurrieron durante varias horas, según los informes. La ventana de oportunidad estaba abierta de par en par.

Lo que hace que la demanda sea particularmente punzante es lo que sucedió apenas días antes del hackeo. Aproximadamente una semana antes, Circle congeló 16 billeteras de USDC vinculadas a un caso civil estadounidense bajo secreto de sumario. Los demandantes se aferraron a ese detalle. Si Circle pudo actuar rápido en un asunto cercano a un tribunal, argumentan, también pudo haber actuado aquí. Ese único hecho se sitúa en el centro de la batalla legal.

Las Acusaciones Van Desde Negligencia Hasta Complicidad en el Delito

La demanda lleva dos cargos principales: negligencia y complicidad en la conversión — un término legal para ayudar a alguien a tomar ilegalmente la propiedad de otra persona. La firma de abogados Mira Gibb lleva el caso para McCollum y los otros inversores de Drift. Los daños y perjuicios aún no se han establecido y se determinarán en el juicio.

BTCUSD cotizando a $75,081 en el gráfico de 24 horas: TradingView

Circle no ha respondido a las solicitudes de comentarios.

La firma de análisis cripto Elliptic señaló el ataque como obra de operativos respaldados por el estado norcoreano. Según el análisis de Elliptic, los hackers ejecutaron más de 100 transacciones a través de la infraestructura de puente de Circle durante el horario comercial regular de EE. UU. Después de mover los fondos a Ethereum, los activos robados fueron convertidos y enviados a través de Tornado Cash, un protocolo de privacidad utilizado para oscurecer el rastro de las transacciones.

Imagen: SOPA Images/Getty Images

ARK Invest Defiende a Circle, Pero Los Riesgos Morales Siguen Siendo Altos

No todos señalan a Circle. Lorenzo Valente, director de investigación de activos digitales de ARK Invest, argumentó que Circle tomó la decisión correcta al no actuar sin una orden legal.

Su preocupación: darle a una empresa como Circle el poder de congelar fondos solo por criterio propio, y cada decisión se vuelve política. Preguntó en voz alta dónde se trazaría la línea — entre un hacker norcoreano y una billetera sospechosa en otra parte del mundo.

Imagen destacada de B&G Lawyers, gráfico de TradingView

İlgili Sorular

Q¿Quién es el demandante en la demanda colectiva presentada contra Circle Internet Group?

AEl demandante es Joshua McCollum, un inversor de Drift Protocol, que representa a más de 100 miembros afectados.

Q¿Qué protocolo utilizaron los hackers para transferir los fondos robados de Solana a Ethereum?

ALos hackers utilizaron el Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (Protocolo de Transferencia entre Cadenas) de Circle para transferir los fondos.

Q¿Qué hecho reciente anterior al hackeo utilizan los demandantes para argumentar su caso contra Circle?

ALos demandantes señalan que apenas una semana antes del hackeo, Circle congeló 16 carteras de USDC vinculadas a un caso civil estadounidense bajo sello, demostrando que tenía la capacidad de actuar rápidamente.

QSegún la firma de análisis Elliptic, ¿quiénes están detrás del ataque a Drift Protocol?

ALa firma de análisis cripto Elliptic atribuyó el ataque a operativos respaldados por el estado de Corea del Norte.

Q¿Cuáles son los dos cargos principales que presenta la demanda contra Circle?

ALos dos cargos principales son negligencia y complicidad en la conversión (aiding and abetting conversion), un término legal que significa ayudar a alguien a tomar ilegalmente la propiedad de otra persona.

İlgili Okumalar

Dalio's Latest Warning: Don't Get Carried Away by AI, Real Returns on US Stocks in the Next 5-10 Years Could Be -5% to -10%

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, warns investors against excessive concentration in AI stocks. He argues the current market, dominated by a few AI giants, mirrors historical patterns where revolutionary new technologies lead to high risk, volatility, and uncertainty. While acknowledging AI's transformative potential, Dalio emphasizes that most investors fail at this stage of the cycle by over-concentrating in a handful of leading companies. He cites inherent risks: companies cannot accurately forecast investment needs or external shocks (e.g., monetary policy, geopolitics, taxes), face potential disruption from future technologies and international competition (notably from China), and experience significant price swings. Dalio's core advice is diversification, calling it his "Holy Grail of Investing." He presents a mathematical case that a well-diversified portfolio of 15-20 uncorrelated, good bets offers a superior risk-adjusted return compared to a concentrated position. Dalio also offers a cautious outlook, suggesting U.S. stocks may deliver real returns of -5% to -10% over the next 5-10 years based on valuation and bubble indicators. He concludes that in the face of high uncertainty, the prudent strategy is not to avoid betting entirely, but to avoid large, concentrated bets where one lacks sufficient informational edge. Instead, investors should build a strategically balanced, diversified portfolio.

marsbit41 dk önce

Dalio's Latest Warning: Don't Get Carried Away by AI, Real Returns on US Stocks in the Next 5-10 Years Could Be -5% to -10%

marsbit41 dk önce

Rain Valuation Approaches $20 Billion: The Battle for U-Cards Extends to Rewards Systems

Rain, a stablecoin payments infrastructure company, is shifting the competitive focus for U Cards from simple issuance to user retention and repeated usage. On June 15, Rain launched "Rain Rewards," an embedded loyalty program capability within its card-issuing infrastructure. This allows partner businesses—like fintech platforms and neobanks—to configure branded loyalty points, earning rules, redemptions, and merchant promotions directly within their card products. The system, built from the 2025 acquisition of Uptop, ensures points are only issued upon final transaction settlement, preventing liabilities from refunds. Trials, such as with Avalanche Card, reportedly boosted spending by 25% among enrolled users. Founded by Farooq Malik and Charles Yoo-Naut, Rain evolved from a tool for managing Web3 company expenses into a full-stack enterprise platform. It is a Principal Member of Visa and Mastercard, enabling partners to issue stablecoin-backed cards and wallets while leveraging traditional payment networks. Notably, the popular U Card Plasma One is issued by Rain under Visa's authority. Rain also integrates with Visa's stablecoin settlement pilot, using USDC for network settlement. Rain's rapid funding reflects growing institutional interest in stablecoin payment infrastructure. It raised a $245 million Series A in March 2025, a $58 million Series B in August 2025, and a $250 million Series C in January of this year, reaching a $19.5 billion valuation. Annualized transaction volume exceeds $3 billion, serving over 200 partners including Western Union and Nuvei. Beyond cards, Rain is expanding into programmable payments. Its June 2026 "Agent Control Layer" allows businesses to set spending rules—like merchant categories, amounts, and frequency—for AI agents before transactions occur. This positions Rain not as a single product but as an operating system for stablecoin payments, handling everything from card issuance and wallet management to rewards, on/off-ramps, and automated compliance. The goal is to enable seamless, often invisible, real-world spending of on-chain assets.

Foresight News44 dk önce

Rain Valuation Approaches $20 Billion: The Battle for U-Cards Extends to Rewards Systems

Foresight News44 dk önce

Historical Bottom Signal Reappears? Messari Valued at $300 Million Sells for $10 Million

Messari, a major crypto data and research platform once valued at $300 million, was sold to rival Blockworks for just over $10 million in June 2026. This sale marks a broader, quiet contraction in the crypto industry. Data platforms like DappRadar and Parsec have shut down, media outlets like CoinDesk have been sold at steep discounts, and companies across the sector are laying off staff or pivoting to AI, which is disrupting traditional research and data business models. Venture capital investment in crypto has plummeted, with funding in Q1 2026 at its lowest since 2020, as capital and talent shift aggressively toward AI. Prominent crypto investors are leaving the space, and many funds are struggling. However, these extreme pessimism signals may historically indicate a market bottom. Bitcoin is down nearly 50% from its 2026 high, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index has been in "extreme fear" for months, and long-term Bitcoin holders control a near-record 80% of the supply. Similar combinations of deeply negative signals—including low VC activity and distressed asset sales—preceded major bull markets in 2018, 2020, and 2022. While Messari's downfall symbolizes a tough period, it also aligns with patterns seen at cycle lows.

marsbit1 saat önce

Historical Bottom Signal Reappears? Messari Valued at $300 Million Sells for $10 Million

marsbit1 saat önce

Google TPU Shipments Revised Up by 50%

Recent industry research indicates a significant upward revision in the shipments of Google's TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) chips. Previous expectations for 2027 were set at around 10 million units, but new estimates now point to 15 million units, a 50% increase. This substantial boost directly translates to higher demand across the entire supporting supply chain. Google's TPU clusters utilize a standardized all-optical interconnect architecture. Consequently, key hardware components are deeply integrated and scaled in fixed ratios with the chips. The 15 million TPU target will drive corresponding demand increases for NPO optical engines (roughly a 1:1 match), 1.6T optical modules, OCS optical switches, high-end server power supplies, fiber optics & MPO connectors, and liquid cooling solutions. Among these, liquid cooling is highlighted as the sector experiencing the most significant transformation and offering the most stable potential for excess returns. As next-generation TPU chips reach power levels where traditional air cooling is insufficient, liquid cooling becomes essential. 2026 is forecasted as the first year of substantial adoption for Google's liquid cooling solutions. This shift, coupled with delivery and capacity bottlenecks faced by incumbent overseas manufacturers, is creating a prime window for domestic Chinese suppliers to enter and secure Google's core supply chain. The market size for Google-specific liquid cooling is projected to potentially triple from a baseline of hundreds of billions to around 300 billion units by 2028. The logic for the fiber optic sector is also being rewritten. Once considered a cyclical commodity tied to telecom operator procurement, fiber is now a strategic and scarce resource for AI Data Centers (AIDC). A severe supply-demand imbalance, driven by the long lead time for preform production (18-24 months) and surging demand from cloud giants, is supporting strong performance. Chinese fiber manufacturers are well-positioned to capture a significant share of global AIDC demand, with exports potentially reaching 200-300 million core kilometers in 2026. Overall, the investment focus within the AI computing industry is shifting from pure "chip performance speculation" towards the more certain incremental growth in computing infrastructure and its supporting ecosystem. The upward revision in Google TPU shipments, along with the potential for further doubling by 2028, is seen as solidifying performance visibility for the entire supporting supply chain over the next two years.

marsbit2 saat önce

Google TPU Shipments Revised Up by 50%

marsbit2 saat önce

What Wall Street Really Wants After the Crypto Story Recedes

The tide of speculative crypto narratives has receded, revealing Wall Street's true objective: building a controlled, yield-generating, and compliant financial pipeline on distributed ledgers. They are migrating core functions onto blockchains, not for decentralization, but for efficiency and new revenue streams. Key developments include BlackRock's BUIDL fund, a tokenized treasury fund acting as a foundational reserve asset, and the rise of Securitize, which is going public and partnering with the NYSE to build a 24/7 digital securities trading and settlement system. This signals a major shift of securities clearing to blockchain technology. To make volatile assets like Bitcoin palatable for institutional investors, firms like BlackRock and Goldman Sachs are creating "covered call" ETFs (e.g., BITA). These products systematically sell options on Bitcoin holdings, transforming price volatility into stable monthly income, effectively repackaging crypto as a yield-bearing asset. Stablecoins are being positioned not as speculative tools but as efficient payment rails. Companies like Stripe and Mastercard are integrating them for instant, low-cost merchant settlements and cross-border card payments, respectively. Critically, new legislation like the GENIUS Act shapes them as non-interest-bearing, heavily regulated extensions of the US dollar system. In summary, Wall Street is quietly constructing a parallel, blockchain-based financial infrastructure featuring tokenized traditional assets, structured crypto yields, and programmable dollar pipelines—all under its control and fully integrated with existing regulatory and credit frameworks.

marsbit2 saat önce

What Wall Street Really Wants After the Crypto Story Recedes

marsbit2 saat önce

İşlemler

Spot
Futures

Popüler Makaleler

DRIFT Nasıl Satın Alınır

HTX.com’a hoş geldiniz! Drift Protocol (DRIFT) satın alma işlemlerini basit ve kullanışlı bir hâle getirdik. Adım adım açıkladığımız rehberimizi takip ederek kripto yolculuğunuza başlayın. 1. Adım: HTX Hesabınızı OluşturunHTX'te ücretsiz bir hesap açmak için e-posta adresinizi veya telefon numaranızı kullanın. Sorunsuzca kaydolun ve tüm özelliklerin kilidini açın. Hesabımı Aç2. Adım: Kripto Satın Al Bölümüne Gidin ve Ödeme Yönteminizi SeçinKredi/Banka Kartı: Visa veya Mastercard'ınızı kullanarak anında Drift Protocol (DRIFT) satın alın.Bakiye: Sorunsuz bir şekilde işlem yapmak için HTX hesap bakiyenizdeki fonları kullanın.Üçüncü Taraflar: Kullanımı kolaylaştırmak için Google Pay ve Apple Pay gibi popüler ödeme yöntemlerini ekledik.P2P: HTX'teki diğer kullanıcılarla doğrudan işlem yapın.Borsa Dışı (OTC): Yatırımcılar için kişiye özel hizmetler ve rekabetçi döviz kurları sunuyoruz.3. Adım: Drift Protocol (DRIFT) Varlıklarınızı SaklayınDrift Protocol (DRIFT) satın aldıktan sonra HTX hesabınızda saklayın. Alternatif olarak, blok zinciri transferi yoluyla başka bir yere gönderebilir veya diğer kripto para birimlerini takas etmek için kullanabilirsiniz.4. Adım: Drift Protocol (DRIFT) Varlıklarınızla İşlem YapınHTX'in spot piyasasında Drift Protocol (DRIFT) ile kolayca işlemler yapın.Hesabınıza erişin, işlem çiftinizi seçin, işlemlerinizi gerçekleştirin ve gerçek zamanlı olarak izleyin. Hem yeni başlayanlar hem de deneyimli yatırımcılar için kullanıcı dostu bir deneyim sunuyoruz.

574 Toplam GörüntülenmeYayınlanma 2024.12.11Güncellenme 2026.06.02

DRIFT Nasıl Satın Alınır

Tartışmalar

HTX Topluluğuna hoş geldiniz. Burada, en son platform gelişmeleri hakkında bilgi sahibi olabilir ve profesyonel piyasa görüşlerine erişebilirsiniz. Kullanıcıların DRIFT (DRIFT) fiyatı hakkındaki görüşleri aşağıda sunulmaktadır.

活动图片