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THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES JUST POSTED A 3 MINUTE EXPLANATION OF #BITCOIN ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Drake, one of the most commercially successful artists in history, decided to mention Bitcoin in his new song:

"Look at this shit like Bitcoin: If it goes down this week, it'll go up next week"

Investment giant Guggenheim has announced a partnership with Ripple, making the company's tokenized debt assets available not only on Ethereum, but also on the XRP Ledger blockchain.

The Thai regulator plans to block Bybit, OKX and other exchanges for unlicensed activities in the country.

The main defendant, 20-year-old Malone Lam, continued to coordinate the group's actions from prison even after his arrest, including transferring stolen funds and buying gifts for his girlfriend.

The stolen funds were spent on a luxurious lifestyle: up to $500,000 per night in clubs, private jet rentals, the purchase of 28 exotic cars worth up to $3.8 million each, as well as expensive watches, clothes and luxury housing rentals.

Participants in a major crypto fraud scheme have been arrested in the United States for stealing more than $260,000,000 and charged with extortion, money laundering and hacking.

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Strategy bought 13,390 BTC at the exchange rate of $99,856.

The whale transferred 2,343 BTC ($221 million) to a new wallet after 10 years of inactivity.

Another whale transferred 1,079 BTC (about $102.5 million) to a new wallet after 12 years of no movement.

$116B Asset Manager VanEck has just filed for $BNB ETF.

BlackRock will launch a digital version of shares on the blockchain for its $150 billion cash fund — information about the owners of shares will be stored and updated through a distributed ledger (DLT), which can simplify accounting and increase transparency.

Tether stated that the dollar is losing its dominance in stablecoins, replaced by new forms of collateral — money market funds, gold, raw materials and tokenized assets.

Such stablecoins can offer users higher returns and expand their choice beyond the dollar.

North Korean hackers associated with the Lazarus group have created 3 fake companies (two of them in the United States) to distribute malware among cryptocurrency developers.

As the price of the first cryptocurrency rose above $93,000, the fear and greed index rose to 72, which corresponds to the "greed" level.

In 2024, crypto casinos earned $81.4 billion in gross betting revenue (GGR), despite bans in most countries.😱

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Tether has become the largest crypto lender in the CeFi segment.

Tether has occupied a niche against the background of the departure of previous leaders and has become a key player in CeFi lending.

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Donald Trump signed a resolution repealing the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule that required DeFi brokers to transfer user data.

Mainers are actively accelerating the import of equipment from China, Malaysia, Thailand and other regions before the duties take effect.

The US stock market lost more than $2.1 trillion at the opening of trading.

The current three-day stock market slump is the worst since 1987.

Strategy additionally bought 22,048 BTC at $86,969 per 1 BTC.

The company now holds 528,185 BTC (2.52% of the current issue), with an average purchase price of $67,458 per 1 BTC.

GameStop accepts the Bitcoin standard and starts buying BTC on the balance.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) reported purchasing 130 bitcoins for $10.7 million from March 10 to 16 at an average purchase price of $82,981

Meta tests first AI training chip, part of plan to reduce reliance on suppliers like Nvidia.
Chip aims to lower AI infrastructure costs, sources say
Meta plans to use chips for recommendations and generative AI.

Don't buy high AND sell low.🙂 (c) CZ

How Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Feeds the Jovian Magnetosphere

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Microsoft hangs up on Skype: service to shut down May 5, 2025 | TechCrunch Microsoft is retiring Skype from active duty 14 years after acquiring it, with users given nine weeks to decide their next move.

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Matt Hougan predicts the end of the memecoin era due to the MELANIA and LIBRA projects and hackers using memecoins for laundering. He foresees a decline in six months but sees growth in crypto through Bitcoin adoption, stablecoin expansion, tokenization, and DeFi's revival #DeFi #Blockchain #Web3

Quantum Machines raises $170M, says it's working with more than half of all quantum computing companies | TechCrunch Quantum computing remains a holy grail in the world of technology, but with some important breakthroughs in the last several months, investors are betting

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Quantum computing remains a holy grail in the world of technology, but with some important breakthroughs in the last several months, investors are betting on the more promising startups in th

Making Cooking a Breeze By Building Your Own Recipe Finder With Nodejs The Recipe Finder API is a versatile solution for efficiently storing and retrieving recipes based on ingredients, dietary needs, and other preferences. This guide will walk you through setting up the project from scratch, integrating a MongoDB database for recipe storage, and testing key API endpoints to ensure smooth operation.

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