A wallet linked to Solana's initial token distribution lost about $14.2 million in SOL tokens after an attacker unstaked the tokens and transferred them to Ethereum using a bridge protocol. The exact method of compromise and the bridge used remain unknown, but the pattern suggests private-key theft. This incident hasn't affected Solana's market price or indicated a broader attack on the network. Recovery of funds depends on how the stolen tokens are liquidated, with centralized exchanges offering a chance for freezing assets, unlike decentralized routes.
Security firm Salus traced about 3,600 stolen Solana (SOL) tokens, worth roughly $22 million, to HitBTC's hot wallet, showing how hackers use complex routes to launder stolen funds. The tokens originated from a Binance theft and were moved using auto...
Solana processed about 3.3 billion successful non-vote transactions in October 2026, marking its sixth consecutive monthly record and a 3.8% increase from September. This growth reflects rising activity in trading, payments, and stablecoin transfers,...
Solana recorded approximately 3.3 billion successful non-vote transactions in October, averaging about 109 million transactions daily. This marks the sixth consecutive month of record-high activity, driven by faster slot times and increased block com...
The BNB Foundation completed its 37th quarterly burn on October 19, removing approximately 1.65 million BNB tokens, which is about 1.25% of the total supply after the burn. This burn is part of an ongoing program that adjusts the amount burned based ...
On November 3, Solana recorded significantly higher 24-hour active addresses (2.63 million) and transactions (94.65 million) compared to Ethereum's 495,808 addresses and 1.88 million transactions. However, Ethereum's decentralized finance (DeFi) tota...
