Telegram to enable NFT conversion for new Gifts feature
While Telegram did not specify a specific date for implementing NFT support for Gifts, its CEO said that the feature will be launched “later this year.”
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Coinbase Custody Obtains Two Major Security Evaluations
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British Financial Historian Niall Ferguson Says Bitcoin Is ‘an Option on Digital Gold’
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Dark Web Merchants Sell Thousands of Stolen Credit Card Numbers
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Blockchain meets activity tracking: Project rewards healthy habits with tokens
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DDoS Attacks on OKEx and Bitfinex Were Sophisticated, Possibly Related
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