The team behind Base memecoin Normie (NORMIE) says it is negotiating with its hacker to return 90% of funds stolen due to a smart contract vulnerability — leading to a $41.7 million plunge in the token’s market cap in less than three hours. Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain was one of the first to spot the exploit and…

The layer-1 blockchain platform Aptos, developed by former Facebook employees, has achieved a new milestone in blockchain transactions. It surpassed Solana by recording 115. 4 million transactions in a single day on May 25, compared to Solana’s 31.7 million. The surge in transaction volume set a new benchmark and surpassed the previous L1 record of over 65…

Analysts are speculating again about a potential start to altseason after a recent surge in total altcoin market capitalization — including Ether — which is now approaching a key resistance level. Crypto traders and analysts have been eyeing altcoins following Ether’s 27% gain over the past seven days. Altcoin total market capitalization is currently around $1.16 trillion, according to TradingView….