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EQUITY SECURITIES | 8. EQUITY SECURITIES Equity securities consist of the following (in thousands):
The following table includes our equity securities accounted for under the equity method (ASC 323) and related ownership interest as of December 31, 2022:
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we completed our investment of an additional $15.0 million in tZERO through their Series B financing round led by the Intercontinental Exchange. We also acquired an equity interest in SpeedRoute, LLC ("SpeedRoute"), a former subsidiary of tZERO, which provides connectivity to tZERO's registered broker-dealer clients to U.S. equity exchanges and off-exchange sources of liquidity for $3.9 million. The carrying amount of our equity method securities was $296.3 million at December 31, 2022, which is included in Equity securities on our consolidated balance sheets, of which $82.8 million is valued under the fair value option (tZERO and SpeedRoute). These investments are valued using Level 3 inputs, which represents 24.6% of assets measured at fair value. For our investments in Medici Ventures, L.P., tZERO, and SpeedRoute there is no difference in the carrying amount of the assets and liabilities and our maximum exposure to loss, and there is no difference between the carrying amount of our investment in Medici Ventures, L.P. and the amount of underlying equity we have in the entity's net assets. The following table summarizes the net gain (loss) recognized on equity method securities recorded in Other income (expense), net in our consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
Regulation S-X Rules 4-08(g) and 3-09 In accordance with SEC Rules 4-08(g) and 3-09 of Regulation S-X, we must determine which, if any, of our equity method securities is a "significant subsidiary". Regulation S-X mandates the use of three different tests to determine if any of our equity securities are significant subsidiaries: the investment test, the asset test, and the income test. The table below provides the summarized financial information required by Rule 4-08(g) for those equity method securities in aggregate that have met the significance criteria (in thousands):
___________________________________________ (1) The balance sheet and results of operations in the summarized financial information above excludes the financial information for the periods subsequent to the date an equity method investee ceased being accounted for under the equity method and only includes the financial information for the periods subsequent to the date an investee became an equity method investment and was accounted for under the equity method. In accordance with Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X, separate audited financial statements of Medici Ventures, L.P. for the periods ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, their fiscal year-ends, are being filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.1, respectively, and as such are excluded from the table above. In addition, tZERO was not deemed significant for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 but was significant for the year ended December 31, 2022. In accordance with Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X, separate audited financial statements for tZERO for the year ended December 31, 2022 will be filed subsequently as an amendment to this Form 10-K.
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