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Vitalik Buterin, one of the creators of Ethereum, contributed 30 ETH, equivalent to roughly $113,000, towards aiding the legal defense of Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm. This donation was facilitated through the decentralized fundraising platform Juicebox.

Renowned on-chain and technical analyst, Ali Charts, has disclosed a significant influx of over 4 trillion Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens, totaling around $103 million, into crypto exchanges within the past fortnight. This surge in activity coincides with SHIB's volatile price behavior, indicating a shift in investor sentiment.

On Friday, Japanese Bitcoin exchange DMM experienced a significant hack resulting in the loss of 4,502.9 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $305 million USD. The exchange confirmed the unauthorized breach in a public statement, stating that they are still investigating the extent of the damage and have implemented measures to enhance security, including restrictions on certain services.

An upcoming DAO proposal, currently under vote by token holders, is set to unlock over $250 million worth of Arbitrum tokens over the next three years, aiming to bolster the Ethereum layer-2 network's gaming ecosystem.

Over the last three months, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of large investors holding significant amounts of Ripple (XRP) tokens, according to on-chain data.

However, as June begins, certain altcoins are facing potential declines. Assets like Cardano (ADA), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Axie Infinity (AXS), and The Sandbox (SAND) have encountered increased bearish sentiment, raising concerns about the possibility of them relinquishing some of their recent gains in the near future.