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1️⃣ MetaMask Teams Up with Mastercard and Baanx to Launch Blockchain Debit Card MetaMask is launching a blockchain-powered debit card, developed in partnership with Mastercard and Baanx. 🧵👇 2️⃣ Key Details: The card is available in a limited pilot for a few thousand users across the EU and UK. A broader rollout is planned for later this year. Users can pay directly using crypto assets like USDC, USDT, and wETH on Linea, an Ethereum Layer 2. The card offers full control over funds until the moment of payment, giving users a seamless experience. 💳 3️⃣ With this card, MetaMask users can spend crypto just like fiat, no prior conversion needed. This could be a game-changer, especially in regions with a large unbanked population. 4️⃣ Enabling everyday purchases with crypto might be a significant step toward mainstream adoption of digital assets. 🔥 #MetaMask #Blockchain #Crypto #Mastercard #DeFi

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1️⃣ Pantera Capital: Research on Politics, Trump, and Crypto Impact BTC and crypto are now a central part of political debates in the US, no longer just financial assets, but powerful political tools. 🧵👇

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🕯️ Binance Factor or Kiss of Death? Until recently, the “Binance factor” meant strong influence by Binance and its MMs on altcoins. After listing, a pump usually followed Since late 2023, this has changed. Over 90% of listings peaked, especially with high FDV. On average, projects lost 40-60% post-listing

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This bombshell dropped during the criminal trial involving FTX, where Ellison revealed that Bankman-Fried instructed Alameda to sell BTC, acquired from FTX client funds, in a bid to stabilize its price. Further digging unveiled Ellison's misuse of FTX customer deposits to cover Alameda's debts

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1/ So, what does this latest piece of intel tell us?👇 📛Futures - You're Playing Against the Exchange On the surface, futures might seem like a game between two exchange participants, with the exchange simply acting as an infrastructure provider.

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2/ But, it's pretty clear that the exchange itself plays the market. It's an open secret: For instance, when you want to list your project on an exchange, working with a market maker and meeting specific trading conditions are mandatory.

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🔥How Exchanges Liquidate Your Positions and Manipulate Currency Rates 🟠In recent news, ex-head of Alameda Research, Caroline Ellison, testified that she colluded with Sam Bankman-Fried to artificially sell off Bitcoin to keep its price under $20,000

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