Shiba Inu developers offered a bounty to the attacker in exchange for the return of the funds, as investigations into the incident continue.
The malware has remained invisible to antivirus engines since first appearing a month ago and is particularly focused on crypto wallets.
Onchain sleuth ZachXBT said the victim is likely THORChain founder John-Paul Thorbjornsen, who had $1.35 million stolen this week.
The team is collaborating with security firms on Sui to trace the funds and is developing a compensation plan for affected users.
On Wednesday, Polygon PoS experienced 10–15 minute delays in recording block "milestones" after a bug was detected.
ZachXBT said Monday that SwissBorg lost about 192,600 SOL, worth roughly $40 million, due to the security breach.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The Justice Department is looking to recover over $5 million worth of stolen bitcoin following a series of SIM swap attacks across the U.S.
Ledger’s CTO said a massive npm supply-chain attack from Monday failed with only about $503 stolen before detection halted the spread.
The company said it planned to use its SOL treasury to help users "recover a significant portion of their balance."
In a message Monday, the executive issued a warning that onchain and hardware crypto transactions may temporarily be at risk.
The shuttering of Kinto represents Wildcat's first official default since launching in 2023, according to an announcement on Monday.
Nemo Protocol, a Sui-based DeFi and yield trading platform, was exploited for $2.4 million in stablecoins.
A Venus user had lost around $13 million on Sept. 2 after signing a malicious transaction through a fake Zoom client.
Kinto's founder pledged $55,000 of personal funds to reimburse victims of the hack in Morpho lending pools, he said in the shutdown announcement.
The $8.4 million has been funneled through Tornado Cash, while Bunni offers 10% of the stolen funds if the attacker returns the remainder.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
ReversingLabs uncovered a cybercriminal campaign that used Ethereum smart contracts to hide malware instructions and push tainted npm packages.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Venus stressed that the protocol remains intact as it investigates a $13.5 million loss from a whale reportedly phished by scammers.
Decentralized trading platform Bunni suffered a $2.3 million exploit earlier today, according to multiple onchain analysts.
According to Forbes, XRP’s next five years will hinge on whether it can turn legal clarity into real payment use and steady liquidity. Related Reading: Could Pi Network Land On Coinbase? Hackathon Winner Thinks So The token is trading at $3, up 4% in the last seven days. It has a market cap of about $176 billion. That puts XRP back among the top three crypto assets by capitalization. Regulatory Clarity Gives XRP A Running Start In July 2023 a US court found that programmatic sales of XRP on public exchanges were not securities, while some institutional sales remained in question. The matter moved again in August 2025 when both the SEC and Ripple dismissed appeals, preserving that split ruling. That step removed a long-standing legal overhang that had discouraged many institutional players from moving forward in the US. Market Snapshot And On-Chain Tools Reports show recent price peaks vary by source — $3.84 on some trackers and $3.65 on others — but liquidity metrics have improved. The XRP Ledger settles transactions in three to five seconds and typically charges under $0.01 in fees. In March 2024 the ledger added an on-chain automated market maker via the XLS-30 amendment. Payments And Remittances Could Drive Demand Global remittances to low- and middle-income countries reached over $680 billion in 2024, with average fees near 6%, while the UN target is 3%, Forbes said. Ripple already runs production corridors with partners such as SBI Remit in Japan and Onafriq in Africa, connecting payments to the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and 27 African countries. If treasurers and regulators in those corridors accept crypto rails, XRP could win steady, utility-driven flows rather than pure speculation. Products And New Channels For Investors Ripple launched RLUSD, a dollar-backed stablecoin, in 2025 with reserves custodied at BNY Mellon. Multiple issuers have filed S-1 and 19b-4 forms for US spot XRP products. Those filings could create a fresh demand channel if approvals follow. According to Finder’s expert panel in July 2025, the average XRP price is expected to be $2.80 by the end of 2025 and $5.25 by 2030 — projections that depend on adoption, liquidity, and market-access steps such as ETFs. Related Reading: Dogecoin Gears Up For Triple Surge Vs. Bitcoin – Details Where XRP Could Stand In Five Years According to Forbes, if corridor volume shifts from fiat and stablecoins into XRP, and if custody and ETF channels open, demand could grow in a sustained way. In that scenario, price upside would be supported by both real payment flows and passive investment. If those pieces do not align — if stablecoins dominate corridors, if CBDCs gain traction, or if execution issues persist — XRP may stay widely traded but see limited real-world settlement use. Featured image from Token Metrics, chart from TradingView
In Zambia, a group allegedly lured victims into a crypto investment scheme that led to $300 million in losses.
Crypto security company Kerberus has acquired Refract, the makers of an anti-fraud browser extension for wallets, in a seven-figure deal.
North Wales Police are investigating a bitcoin theft after a scammer impersonated a senior officer and persuaded a victim to provide their seed phrase.
The Ethereum Foundation wants to enhance security so Ethereum can handle "billions of users trillions of dollars."
Binance, Bitfinex, Coinbase, Crypto.com, HTX, Kraken, PayPal, Poloniex, Ripple, and Zodia Custody, among others, have all signed on.
1inch has introduced native swaps between Solana and EVM networks, aiming to improve liquidity across ecosystems.
Turkey’s BtcTurk suspended crypto deposits and withdrawals after security firm Cyvers detected $48 million in suspicious outflows tied to its hot wallets.
GMX said the $44 million distribution will be issued in GLV, also pledging a $500,000 incentive pool to users that keep their allocated GLV.