Cardano falls as EMURGO exits governance group
Cardano (CRYPTO:ADA) fell about 5% after founding entity EMURGO announced it was leaving the Pentad governance group to focus on recovery efforts following the US$2.4 million SecondFi exploit.

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Cardano (CRYPTO:ADA) fell about 5% after founding entity EMURGO announced it was leaving the Pentad governance group to focus on recovery efforts following the US$2.4 million SecondFi exploit.
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