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Solana Labs held a presentation of its Saga crypto phone. The release was conducted live by employees of Solana's mobile division. The device will go on mass sale on May 8 at a price of $1000. The device will run on Android OS. The creators call their technology
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The Binance exchange is preparing to launch withdrawals from ETH stacking. It will be available starting next Wednesday, April 19. Users who have staked through Binance will be able to redeem ETH, using BETH at a 1:1 ratio.
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MicroStrategy owns 140 thousand BTC worth a total of $4.17 billion. The average purchase price is $29,803. Now that BTC has crossed the $30k mark, the portfolio has gone into paper surplus. This happened for the first time in the last 307 days. In June, the unrecorded loss
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The Etherscan blockchain browser will no longer show empty transactions with zero transfers, to protect users from an "address poisoning" attack. There were 40,000 such attacks on the Ethereum network late last year.
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Thailand's opposition leader Srettha Thavisin is promising a $300 (10,000 Thai Baht) drop in digital currency to every citizen of the country if he is elected prime minister. Tavisin argues that such an initiative would provide some economic relief for Thais, as the country is now trapped
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Authorities in Singapore have begun to develop uniform bank screening standards for cryptocurrency customers. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing insiders. The central bank and lawyers will help banks adjust their verification standards when opening accounts for crypto-service providers. They will apply to all types of digital assets - cryptocurrencies,
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The founders of collapsed fund Three Arrows Capital announced the launch of the OPNX platform, which is supposed to be a tool for tokenisation followed by the sale of users' financial claims. Some users on the "waiting list" also received FLEX tokens as drops.
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Mining company Marathon Digital has published a report for March this year. Last month, the miner boosted output by 21%, producing a record 825 BTC. The company received 2,195 coins in the first quarter. By comparison, Marathon Digital mined 4,144 BTC for the full year 2022.
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In June last year a group of investors filed a lawsuit against Ilon Musk, accusing him of orchestrating a "Ponzi scheme" around DOGE. Lawyers for the businessman, in turn, recently filed a motion in federal court in Manhattan to dismiss the suit. They called the lawsuit itself a
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Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is ceasing its operations in the United States. The company attributed its decision to an unfavourable regulatory environment that has made it impractical to operate in the country. "It is not feasible for us to continue operating in the current US regulatory and economic environment. Client
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US cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is preparing to launch an international derivatives exchange, The Information reports, citing insiders. To that end, Gemini's management has been working with market makers who conduct overseas operations for the past several months.
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Fashion house Gucci has announced a multi-year collaboration agreement with studio Yuga Labs. As part of this partnership, the parties will comprehensively explore "the ways in which fashion and entertainment intersect in the meta universe".