Ethereum
OP has had the eighth-largest growth in 2023, per CoinDesk Market Indices. Optimism’s total value locked has reached $5.65 billion.
Bitcoin
The software firm purchased the BTC over a month-long period for around $615.7 million.
Users report receiving notices from the Mt. Gox rehabilitation trustee requesting the return of duplicate reimbursements.
The Digital Currency Group-owned crypto asset manager, currently a spot bitcoin ETF candidate, has named two other DCG execs and its own CFO to the board.
Business
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission admitted to embarrassing errors and ordered mandatory training of its staff on the “importance of candor” but said it had not acted in bad faith against crypto firm Debt Box.
The company is set to bring USDP to the layer 1 blockchain – known for high transaction speeds and low fees – that has grown into a major stablecoin player.
On Thursday, 18 units of the Solana Saga mobile phone sold on the secondary online marketplace eBay for an average of $4,041, a more than sixfold increase from its original retail price.
A wallet draining scam linked to phishing campaigns on Google and X has stolen an estimated $58 million from victims over nine months.
The firm created consternation last spring when the SEC granted it a Special Purpose Broker Dealer license for digital asset securities.
David Z. Morris sees macro conditions and crypto developments aligning to bring crypto a truly wild year.
