Wormhole and other blockchains, has been exploited - with 120,000 Ethereum (ETH) worth around $325 million Portal, a DeFi bridge between Solana stolen. This makes it the fourth largest crypto theft of all time, and the second biggest from a DeFi service.

According to Santiment's data, Ripple's XRP outperformed Ethereum in social volumes for the first time in seven months. Development activity for the XRP Ledger has increased approximately 5 times compared to 18 months ago. Cryptanalysis service provider Santiment stated yesterday that XRP outperformed Ethereum in a key metric for the first time in seven months.

Bitcoin's emergence as a global digital currency has been as revolutionary as it has been erratic. But while fledgling investors obsess over every fluctuation in the cryptocurrency market, nation-states are more interested in the underlying blockchain technology and its ability to revolutionize how business is done on the internet and beyond.

On Friday, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced that Ethereum Foundation staff member Virgil Griffith was arrested. He faces charges of conspiracy following a trip to North Korea and a presentation at the Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Con...