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The hijack lands during a rough stretch for crypto security, just days after a fintech's leaked data turned into a Bitcoin ransom demand.
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The hijack lands during a rough stretch for crypto security, just days after a fintech's leaked data turned into a Bitcoin ransom demand.

Five XRP Ledger addresses that didn't exist until about a day earlier now hold 100 million XRP each, and every one was created by the same Uphold wallet that filled it. The Alert That Lit up XRP Twitter A burst of posts on Sept.

Solana now targets four slots per second, giving users faster transaction updates without raising the network's processing ceiling.

Cardano's holders are in an interesting position right now.

Corporate treasuries slow Bitcoin buying as public firms add just 5,900 BTC, leaving a key demand source weak during the rebound.

Solana maintained its position above the psychologically significant $100 threshold on Wednesday following a roughly 5% increase over the preceding 24-hour period. During this analysis, SOL was exchanging hands near $101.32, demonstrating stronger performance compared to the wider cryptocurrency marketplace.

The cryptocurrency XRP has fallen beneath the $1.30 mark following Tuesday's 7.3% decline, representing approximately a 23% retreat from its recent peak near $1.68. The token recorded $4.12 billion in trading activity over the last 24-hour period, while maintaining a market capitalization around $81.68 billion.

Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI) invested about $25 million in Crusoe, a firm that once mined Bitcoin but now focuses on AI data centers. The deal, which closed on August 31, was part of Crusoe's $3.9 billion Series F fundraising round.

The XRP Ledger has received a major software upgrade aimed at making the network more efficient and stable.

Solana has cut its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, increasing the rate at which the network produces slots by nearly 17% without raising its overall processing ceiling by the same amount.

Ethereum maintained a price level of $2,445 during Thursday's trading session. The asset temporarily slipped beneath the critical $2,400 threshold earlier in the day.
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned BitBank, a Tehran exchange it says moved hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Revolutionary Guards and handled payments collected from ships buying passage through the world's most important oil chokepoint.

Ethereum Glamsterdam heads to Sepolia on Oct. 6 as developers warn fake builders could disrupt the major upgrade test.

Bitcoin traded above $77,400 after the BOJ raised rates to 1.25%, while spot ETFs added $159.5 million and momentum cooled.

Bitcoin experienced a decline below the $76,000 mark this week as the US Federal Reserve implemented a 25 basis point interest rate increase. This adjustment elevated benchmark rates into the 3.75-4% range.