According to Dune Analytics, Base's DEX users surged by 53% in the last 24 hours to a record 267,000, surpassing Binance Chain, which has 154,000 active DEX users.
Hirsch was the chief of the crypto asset and cyber unit in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. SEC.
Bitcoin's largest corporate holder is getting its hands on more cash via a convertible note offering.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler estimated that the S-1 approvals for spot ether ETFs could occur sometime by the end of this summer.
The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates steady, while Trump pushes for all Bitcoin production to occur in the US.
The 19-day streak of net inflows for U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended on Monday with a combined $65 million in net outflows.
At press time, bitcoin was changing hands at $69,000, down 2.5% over the past 24 hours.