Drift Protocol to Release Exchange Relaunch in Q2

Name: Exchange Relaunch Release
Start: 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

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Drift Protocol will relaunch its exchange in Q2 with a focus on perpetuals and selected markets. The rebuild includes a new program, a fresh address, rotated keys, a redesigned community multisig, removed durable nonces, removed Earn products and an operational security overhaul.

Event date: Until June 30, 2026 UTC

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The exchange is relaunching in Q2 2026 with a focus on perps and selected markets. Key changes:

- New program, fresh address, rotated keys
- Community-based multisig redesign
- Durable nonces removed entirely
- Earn products removed
- Opsec overhaul

Drift
@driftprotocol

Note that key decisions won’t be made unilaterally: Major changes will be subject to a DAO vote, because your voice matters in how we rebuild.

Drift will publish updates as more progress is made. Follow Drift for the latest updates.

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