Ronin, the gaming-focused blockchain created by the Axie Infinity team, will migrate back to the Ethereum ecosystem as a layer-2 network, targeting a full transition by Q2 2026. Originally spun off from Ethereum in 2021 to achieve faster, cheaper transactions for Axie Infinity, Ronin now says Ethereum’s performance improvements—and its growing institutional credibility—make it the right base again.

U.S. authorities have moved to seize more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, along with $70,000 in cash and a luxury vehicle, from a wallet controlled by Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko, who is charged with conspiring to commit computer fraud and money laundering. Unsealed warrants allege the assets are proceeds of ransomware activity or were used to launder such proceeds.

DeFi Development Corp (DFDV) bought another 110,000 SOL (about $22 million), lifting its Solana treasury to roughly 1,420,173 SOL valued near $273 million. The firm highlighted that its SOL Per Share (SPS) metric rose to 0.0675, reflecting increased SOL reserves backing each outstanding share and signaling stronger direct exposure for shareholders to Solana’s upside.