What Happened in Crypto Today
Today in crypto news, filings reveal that several cryptocurrency companies and executives donated to President Donald Trump's inauguration fund after the 2024 election. Notably, Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams donated over $245,000, while Solana Labs contributed $1 million and Consensys gave $100,000. The Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee reported more than $239 million in total donations. Meanwhile, the Ethereum Foundation is shifting focus towards user experience and layer-1 scaling, allowing co-founder Vitalik Buterin to concentrate on research. Bybit CEO Ben Zhou disclosed that two-thirds of the $1.4 billion hacked by North Korea’s Lazarus Group remains traceable, indicating ongoing efforts to track the stolen funds. Zhou reported that about $1.2 billion worth of crypto is currently being monitored while a portion has been converted into Bitcoin through various platforms.
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