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Singapore rolls out tax rebates, $3.7 billion program to boost stock market
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Fidelity Digital Assets publishes research on Lightning Network, Fold goes public, SEC fights crypto fraud, and bitcoiner Howard Lutnick is confirmed as U.S. Commerce Secretary.