Stablecoin issuer Circle faces lawsuit over $280M Drift Protocol hack
Circle was accused of aiding and abetting the conversion of the stolen funds and negligence after it did not freeze funds stolen from the Drift Protocol in April.
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Circle was accused of aiding and abetting the conversion of the stolen funds and negligence after it did not freeze funds stolen from the Drift Protocol in April.
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Circle is showing up inside the Stablecoins theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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