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The filing hints at NFTs, a metaverse marketplace, and crypto transactions, expanding the brand into the digital economy.

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Bitdeer currently holds 855 BTC, valued at approximately $69 million.

A retail boycott is hitting major US businesses Friday as an online campaign calls for Americans to spend nothing at places such as Walmart, Target, Amazon and McDonald’s.

(Reuters) -CME Group said on Friday that it plans to roll out futures contracts on cryptocurrency Solana on March 17, pending regulatory review. The exchange said it expects to debut two contracts, one for 500 Solana coins and a "micro-sized" contract for 25 Solana. "We are responding to increasing client demand for a broader set of regulated products to manage cryptocurrency price risk," said Giovanni Vicioso, global head of cryptocurrency products at CME.

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Bithumb, a prominent South Korean crypto exchange, has officially added Ethena (ENA) to its KRW market.