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On-chain data and technical analysis shows strength in ARB price, even after a weekend filled with rumors and sell-offs. Arbitrum suffered a big blow during the April 1 to April 2 weekend due to a conflict between the ARB token holders and the Arbitrum Foundation on the allocation of $750 million ARB tokens worth around $900 million. Data from on-chain analysis firm Arkham Intelligence shows that the transfer of $50.5 million out of the disputed allocation of 750 million ARB tokens. They shared with Cointelegraph that, “Only 50.5 million of those tokens have been moved. 10 million tokens have been sent to be sold on exchanges, 40 million have been loaned to Wintermute and the remaining 500K remain untouched in a multisig wallet (labeled Gnosis Safe Proxy).” On April 3 morning, the Arbitrum Foundation conceded to the community's opposition and decided to break up the said proposal in question into multiple proposals for allocating the funds for the project's ecosystem growth. ...

The Arbitrum Foundation announced that it was only ratifying an existing decision when it proposed a 750 million ARB tokens budget. A proposal to fund the Arbitrum Foundation with 750 million ARB tokens — nearly $1 billion — raised controversy in the ARB community over the weekend, as the Foundation announced that it was only ratifying a decision that had already been made.  The conflict comes after a few days the layer-2 protocol airdropped its governance token. According to the AIP-1 proposal on Arbitrum's DAO, the 750 million tokens would be used to cover "Special Grants, reimbursing applicable service providers [...] and covering ongoing administrative and operational costs of The Arbitrum Foundation." Among tokens holders, over 70% are against the move at the time of writing. Screenshot: AIP-1: Arbitrum Improvement Proposal Framework. Source: Arbitrum DAO.  After facing backlash from community members, the Foundation said in a forum post on April 2 that AIP-1 wa...

Major crypto platforms are gearing up for the upcoming ARB token listing on March 23. As the countdown to the Arbitrum (ARB) token airdrop continues, crypto enthusiasts on Twitter are abuzz with speculation about its listing price. While the community is busy forecasting the price trajectory and benchmarking against other Layer-2s on Ethereum (ETH), several major crypto platforms have proudly announced their plans to list ARB. With the airdrop just around the corner, investors and traders are eagerly anticipating the listing of the new ARB token on various crypto platforms. This article provides an in-depth look at the confirmed listing venues where enthusiasts can acquire ARB token s after the March 23 airdrop, exploring what each platform has to offer. Huobi and MEXC Following the official announcement of the Arbitrum token airdrop on March 16, Huobi and MEXC wasted no time in revealing their plans to list ARB, and were the first to announce their listing on March 17. Both platfor...