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Dogecoin fails to rally despite doge ETF launch and more upcoming funds

Even though more parties are entering the dogecoin ETF arena, the token is falling along with the broader crypto market.

Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy

Just a few days after the launch of the first dogecoin ETF, 21Shares listed its own dogecoin ETF on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s “active and pre-launch” listings under the ticker TDOG.

“We welcome the recognition of TDOG’s listing in the DTCC registry as an important procedural step, as it reflects progress toward operational readiness. However, we are still awaiting full regulatory approval from the SEC before we can speak to commercial launch timing or make further announcements,” a 21Shares spokesperson told Sherwood News.

Dogecoin has tumbled, just like the overall crypto market, which is experiencing a major pullback. The token, the eighth-largest by market cap, is down 9.6% in the past week but is regaining some ground today, eking up 0.3% over the past 24 hours.

Last week, the Rex-Osprey DOGE ETF hit the market, coinciding with the SEC approving generic listing standards, which paves the way for speedier listings.

Inflows to date stand at $8.18 million, according to Rex-Osprey. 

In comparison, bitcoin ETFs, which the SEC approved in January 2024, recorded $4.6 billion in trading volume on their first day of trading. BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, the largest spot bitcoin ETF, recorded $386 million in inflows on its first day of trading, January 11, 2024, SoSoValue data shows.

On its first day, Rex-Osprey’s dogecoin ETF generated a trading volume of $17 million, “which would be Top 5 for year.. out of 710 launches,” Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas posted.

Several dogecoin ETFs are waiting for approval, including from Grayscale and Bitwise.

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Solana drops to price not seen since February as Drift exploit rattles sentiment

Solana has historically seen its largest price declines on Thursdays, and today is no exemption as the crypto industry reels from the over $270 million exploit that occurred yesterday on Drift, a trading venue native to the solana blockchain.

The price of solana has decreased 5.5% to around $78, a level not seen since February, data from CoinGecko shows.

Drift was one of the largest protocols on the solana network by total value locked, which now sits at nearly $245 million. The total value locked on solana has shrunk by nearly $1 billion since the incident, per DefiLlama.

Exploit likely involved from social engineering

The attack, which has turned into a wider contagion event, is unsettling for those in the industry. It did not come from a bug in the protocol’s smart contracts or programs. Humans remain the bottleneck, Mert Mumtaz, cofounder and CEO of solana development firm Helius, said in response to the incident.

The exploit involved unauthorized transaction approvals likely facilitated through social engineering. The sophisticated operation “appears to have involved multi-week preparation and staged execution,” the team said on Thursday. 

Omer Goldberg, founder of risk management firm Chaos Labs, added, The DeFi [decentralized finance] ecosystem continues to grow in scale, but not in operational security.

“Protocols now have custody of hundreds of millions in user funds while depending on admin key setups that would be considered unacceptable in TradFi for a fraction of that AUM [assets under management],” Goldberg wrote on X. 

“Most hacks come down to the simple act of one clicking a link they shouldn’t have clicked. These are picking up in pace, be extra cautious clicking any link or file,” continued Helius Mumtaz.

$270M

April 1 is known as a day for funny pranks. However, a popular trading venue on the solana blockchain, Drift, is suffering from an ongoing exploit today, on-chain data shows.

Drift Protocol is experiencing an active attack. Deposits and withdrawals have been suspended. We are coordinating with multiple security firms, bridges, and exchanges to contain the incident. This is not an April Fools joke,” the team said on social media at 2:58 p.m. ET.

TheBlock reported the exploit is at least $200 million, while blockchain sleuth Lookonchain estimates the figure is $270 million. It could be even more. At this range, the Wednesday hack is among the largest ever, according to the exploits ranking dashboard from Rekt.

Drifts exploit is concerning for those within the crypto industry. Solana treasury firm DeFi Development Corp. allocates a portion of its balance to on-chain strategies to generate yield, including Drift, though the firm announced it had no exposure to the protocol and was not impacted by an alleged exploit affecting the platform, per its press release.

Drift also provides to qualified users sACRED, a derivative token of a tokenized feeder fund that is linked to Apollo Global Management Inc.s traditional Diversified Credit Fund.

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