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I just minted the unofficial farcaster pro collectible! Get yours now or you're not actually Pro.

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Critics of net neutrality say that the US court’s latest decision will bring “more investment, innovation, and competition.” ISPs, however, have consistently denied that net neutrality protections have any bearing on their investment decisions. A 2017 research report by the internet Association showed that ISPs continued “to invest and innovate at similar or greater levels” even when net neutrality regulations were in effect in the US.

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The bill also lets its residents retain the right to self-custody their digital assets using hardware or self-hosted wallets and partake in crypto staking.

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In the last month, the number of new tokens launched on Solana-based memecoin deployer Pump.fun has dropped 59%, according to data from Adam_Tehc on Dune Analytics.

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https://warpcast.com/johnsonapollo42/0x47eb1a59

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https://warpcast.com/charlottedavis/0xc286b91b

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For blockchain-based projects, particularly in areas such as decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) and decentralized applications, this complexity creates an unnecessary divide between crypto innovation and traditional industry adoption. The result? Revolutionary technologies remain confined to a technical elite, contradicting our foundational promise of democratizing access to financial and technological infrastructure.

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Coinbase vice president of US policy Kara Calvert told Cointelegraph the exchange was “eager to work” with the incoming Trump administration but did not specifically mention plans for a national BTC reserve.

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Armstrong reportedly met with Trump in November to discuss personnel appointments, suggesting the crypto exchange could significantly influence US policy.

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“Michael’s deep understanding of both companies’ operations, coupled with his strategic approach to legal and regulatory challenges, has been critical to advancing both Tether and Bitfinex’s mission,” wrote the firm in the statement.

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“M&A has been prevented by the FTC. That is going to change,” she said when speaking on Bloomberg Television. Adding that, “deregulation [is] critically important.”

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Wood projected that a wave of startup M&As will follow Trump’s election victory, predicting a rollback of regulatory barriers hindering private-company buyouts.

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With high expectations for the upcoming Trump administration, Wood foresees a dual impact resulting in a boom for M&A among tech startups and a potential parabolic price movement driven by reduced regulatory friction.

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Byte Federal said it has no evidence that any of its customers’ personal information was actually compromised or misused in any manner. It added:

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The potentially exposed data included names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, government-issued IDs, social security numbers, transaction activity and photographs of users.

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Following the approval of the Bitcoin ETFs in January, CNN cautioned investors to think twice before buying Bitcoin ETFs, sharing commentary from investment advisers who suggested steering clear of the products or allocating 3% to their portfolios at the very most.

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Prasad further claimed Bitcoin might “exacerbate inequality” rather than democratize finance as sophisticated, financially literate investors would reap benefits early on while the less well-off take on risks they don’t fully comprehend.

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Bitcoin has become too “cumbersome, slow, and expensive to use,” Cornell University Professor Eswar Prasad said in an opinion piece titled “The Brutal Truth About Bitcoin” in June 2021.

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MSM started pointing to network congestion and high fees once Bitcoin’s user base and transaction count soared in 2020 and 2021.

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Bitcoin’s hashrate has since soared to nearly 800 EH/s, of which approximately 54.5% is sourced from renewable energy.

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