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US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy says FedNow is first step to banning Bitcoin

Robert Kennedy Jr. says central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could lead to financial slavery and political tyranny.

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Russia becomes 2nd most powerful BTC miner in the world

By generating 1 gigawatt mining power during the first quarter of 2023, Russia claimed Kazakhstan's place as the second largest mining power.

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Terra executives made over $300M from failed project; Do Kwon owns no property in South Korea

South Korea's prosecutors efforts to freeze assets belonging to Terra founder Do Kwon has been futile because he owns no asset in the country.

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CryptoSlate wMarket Update: XRP outperforms large caps in flat crypto market

The wMarket Update condenses the most important price movements in the crypto markets over the reporting period, published 07:45 ET on weekdays.

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Enjin Coin outshines top 100 cryptocurrencies, posting 40 day highs

Enjin Coin leads the top 100 cryptocurrencies as it teases new platform User Interface (UI).

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Craig Wright believes Apple is in breach of his copyright to Bitcoin’s whitepaper

CryptoSlate reported that the Bitcoin whitepaper had been hosted on every Mac computer running Catalina or newer operating systems since 2020.

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zkSync helps project recover stuck $1.7M from smart contract

zkSync pointed out that the issues could have been prevented if Gemholic first deployed its contract on a testnet.

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Bitcoin Ordinals could become more like NFTs thanks to BRC-721

The extension aims to standardize collections and remove upfront verification fees.

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Dogecoin dips 6.5% as Twitter logo returns

The Dogecoin "doge" replaced Twitter's mascot for just three days.

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CZ emphasizes Binance’s MENA presence in AMA

Binance currently operates in six regions in Middle East and North Africa.

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