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A $6.3 Billion Hack, and Solana Settles at 148M
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A $6.3 Billion Hack, and Solana Settles at 148M

Binance reopens withdrawals after the largest crypto hack on record, while Solana's first full week after its upgrade lands at half the prior count and Lighter closes in.

Binance lost $6.3B and reopened withdrawals Sunday. Solana's first full week after its upgrade: 148.3M transactions a day, half the prior count, with Lighter close behind.

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Alpenglow Arrives, and Solana's Count Falls 30.5%
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Alpenglow Arrives, and Solana's Count Falls 30.5%

The board's total fell 28.2%, Fogo handed second place to Lighter, and Bitcoin briefly dipped below $80,000 while its fees sat near the floor.

Solana switched voting systems and its recorded transactions fell 30.5%. Fogo halved. Bitcoin dipped under $80,000. Quieter networks, or a changed count? This week's brief.

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Fogo, a $20 million chain, carried most of the board's 20.6% rise
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Fogo, a $20 million chain, carried most of the board's 20.6% rise

A spy chip in resold Ledger wallets, bitcoin's brief dip under $80,000, and a Solana upgrade on October 21 that changes what gets counted.

Fogo's provisional count rose another 70.5% to 230.6M transactions a day, nearly two-thirds of the whole board's gain. Plus Ledger's spy-chip scare and Solana's counting change.

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