OKX released its 38th Proof of Reserves (snapshot date: Dec. 11). User BTC holdings were about 130k BTC, up 0.05% from the previous snapshot on Nov. 19, an increase of 68 BTC; user ETH holdings were about 1.6452 million ETH, up 2.14%, an increase of 34,431 ETH; and user USDT

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