Bitcoin and different cryptocurrencies are going through vital downturns. Regardless of Donald Trump’s plans to construct a Bitcoin reserve, Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to make positive aspects, remaining across the $80,000 mark.
Amid this market turmoil, Offchain Labs, the crew behind the Ethereum Layer-2 community Arbitrum, has revealed a brand new technique to bolster its place within the ecosystem.
The corporate has disclosed plans to amass ARB tokens for its treasury by way of a strategic acquisition course of.
Offchain Labs will steadily buy ARB tokens over time, using the open market and different mechanisms, however the precise amount of tokens they intend to amass has not been disclosed.
ARB’s worth has seen a dramatic decline, dropping 86% from its January 2024 peak of $2.39 and falling 54% year-to-date. At the moment, ARB is buying and selling round $0.33, after a 7.6% drop within the final 24 hours.
Regardless of these challenges, Arbitrum stays one among Ethereum’s main Layer-2 options, with over $2.3 billion locked in its ecosystem.