Watchdog: Visa–Mastercard ‘duopoly’ spends millions blocking competition
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Sui DEX Cetus’ IDO oversubscribed by 650%
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Yahoo Finance Adds CoinMarketCap’s Crypto Prices to Its Website
Yahoo Finance, the United States-based financial news giant, has integrated its website with cryptocurrency pricing by major crypto data supplier CoinMarketCap (CMC). The website now allows visitors to track prices for major cryptocurrencies, providing CMC-based data including market capitalization, trading volume, circulating supply and others.Verizon Media-owned Yahoo Finance and CMC confirmed their strategic partnership for…

Hong Kong-based Coinsuper allegedly blocks customers’ withdrawals
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