El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office has revealed the country’s latest Bitcoin acquisition, adding 11 more coins to its reserves. The purchase, valued at approximately $1,071,422, was made at an average price of $97,402 per coin.
On December 6, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas revealed that U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have surpassed Satoshi Nakamoto’s BTC reserve, now holding over 1.1 million coins.
On November 6, Dogecoin (DOGE), one of the first and most iconic meme coins, shot up by more than 20% as Donald Trump surged to the front in the U.S. presidential race. DOGE is now poised to challenge XRP for the #7 spot in the crypto market rankings.
According to crypto investigator ZachXBT, Sahil Arora, a promoter of numerous celebrity coins, earned approximately $3 million throughout 2024.
The popular metaverse project The Sandbox has announced its acquisition of several meme coins, including PEPE, SHIB, DOGE, and BONK. This move is aimed at bolstering the Web3 ecosystem and fostering a culture of creativity, essential elements in any metaverse.
Between October 4 and 13, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, raised 1,100 ETH (roughly $2.78 million) by selling various meme coins that were gifted to him. Of that amount, 360 ETH ($884,000) has already gone to charity.
Normie, one of the largest meme coins on Base, has suffered a security breach. The project's developers quickly initiated negotiations with the responsible hacker.