#2024

New FTX CEO John Ray III, overseeing the exchange's bankruptcy, continues to draw a hefty salary of $1,575 per hour. In March 2024, he clocked 231 hours, netting $363,825, which annualizes to approximately $4.36 million, though these figures may vary from month to month.

Optimism, an L2 blockchain platform, has announced a $3.3 billion grant program in OP tokens (850 million tokens) aimed at backing projects, developers, and influencers who are creating valuable products and demonstrating their utility to the community. The grant distribution is set to occur over four rounds, from May 2024 to the year's end.