According to U.Today, the number of addresses holding at least one million XRP has reached a new all-time high, according to a post from Santiment on April 23. The figure currently stands at 2,013, just one wallet short of surpassing the previous record set in June 2023. This increase in millionaire addresses coincides with a significant price boom for the token, which almost doubled in value to about $1 per token within a month. The last time such a spike was observed was in June 2023, when XRP was declared a non-security in the SEC v. Ripple case, leading to a surge in the token's price.
In other news, the SEC has delayed its decision on a spot Ethereum ETF proposal submitted by New York-based investment firm Franklin Templeton. The firm filed its application in February, joining other contenders like BlackRock. The regulator has stated that it is acceptable to postpone the decision to allow sufficient time for reviewing the application. Despite approving numerous applications for spot Bitcoin ETFs in January, the chances of the SEC accepting applications for spot Ethereum ETFs remain slim.
April 23, 2011, marks a significant date in Bitcoin's history. On this day, 13 years ago, the cryptocurrency's elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, sent his final message on the Bitcoin ecosystem. This event took place just four months after Nakamoto's last public statement in December 2010. 'I've moved on to other things. It's in good hands with Gavin and everyone,' Nakamoto wrote in emails that were later made public by former Bitcoin Core engineer Mike Hearn. The reasons for Nakamoto's departure from the project remain a topic of speculation, with theories ranging from external pressures such as a purported CIA investigation into Gavin Andresen, a key member of the cryptography community, to attempts to align Bitcoin with projects like WikiLeaks donations.
