Drift Protocol Exploiter Sends Up to $61.6M in Ether to Tornado Cash

Wallets tied to the April exploit of Solana-based Drift Protocol transferred up to 25,700 Ether, valued at roughly $61.6 million, into crypto mixer Tornado Cash on October 20. The transfers ended a two-month period of inactivity, with on-chain analysts tracking deposits starting from 13,400 ETH before rising to 25,700 ETH over a two-hour window. Associated addresses still retain between 81,454 ETH and 93,965 ETH, valued at up to $224 million. The original April attack drained between $270 million and $295.7 million, with previous laundering activity moving $44 million to Tornado Cash in July.