Drift Protocol Rebrands to Velocity DEX Ahead of Relaunch
Solana perpetuals exchange Drift Protocol has rebranded to Velocity DEX, the protocol's official X account announced on Wednesday. Solana's own account confirmed the switch shortly after, posting "FYI: @driftprotocol is...
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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Solana is showing up inside the DeFi theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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