Carrot, a Solana-based DeFi yield protocol, announced its shutdown on April 30, 2026, after the April 1 Drift Protocol exploit caused over $8 million in direct losses. Users have until May 14 to withdraw funds from Boost, Turbo, and CRT products before forced deleveraging begins.

Jupiter is evolving from Solana’s leading DEX aggregator into a full DeFi superapp, spanning swaps, perpetuals, lending, liquid staking, stablecoins and prediction markets, backed by strong market share and new institutional capital.

Jupiter has evolved from Solana’s leading DEX aggregator into a broader DeFi platform spanning swaps, perpetuals, stablecoins, lending and prediction markets, reinforcing its role as core infrastructure across the Solana ecosystem.

Jupiter is expanding beyond swap aggregation into a full-stack Solana DeFi platform, with 95% aggregator market share, billions in TVL, new stablecoin infrastructure, perpetuals, and prediction market integration.

Jupiter Exchange is Solana's dominant DEX aggregator, capturing 95% of aggregator market share. In 2026, it launched native stablecoin JupUSD, integrated Polymarket prediction markets, and secured $35M from ParaFi. This review covers its features, tokenomics, security, and market impact.

Drift Protocol, a top Solana DEX, suffered a sustained attack on April 1, losing over $270M in assets. TVL dropped by 50%, DRIFT token fell 10%. Hackers gained admin access and transferred funds across chains. This is the largest Web3 hack of the cycle, exposing missing audits and governance flaws.

Solana DEX Drift Protocol suffered an ongoing attack on all vaults, with over $270M stolen. The hacker gained admin control, causing DRIFT to drop 10%. It's the biggest Web3 exploit in recent months.

Drift Protocol, a leading Solana DEX, suffered a major attack losing ~$270M (50% of TVL). Attackers gained admin access, drained multiple assets. DRIFT token dropped 10%.