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Polkadot price continued to consolidate at a crucial support level, pointing 
to a potential strong rebound as development activity rises. Polkadot (DOT) 
token was trading at $4, a few points above the crucial support at $3.63, 
where it has failed…

Polkadot price could surge as development activity soars

Semler Scientific has increased its bitcoin holdings to 3,467 BTC following a 
$15.7 million purchase of 165 BTC, achieving a 23.8% year-to-date yield on its 
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its bitcoin strategy, announcing the purchase of […]

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Changpeng &#8220;CZ&#8221; Zhao, the former CEO of crypto exchange Binance, said most 
European countries were moving &#8220;nowhere&#8221; in terms of the adoption of digital 
currencies.
Speaking at the Token2049 conference in Dubai on April 30, Zhao said that 
areas of the United Arab Emirates were &#8220;extremely pro-business,&#8221; leading to 
crypto adoption in Dubai, while others like Bhutan were building national 
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) stockpiles. According to Zhao, the US was 
pressing other countries&#8217; hands by exploring its own policies for a crypto 
reserve, but those in Europe didn&#8217;t seem to be reacting.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t see Europe in this discussion,&#8221; said Zhao, highlighting one 
exception. &#8220;Montenegro is actually quite pro-crypto. We had an active dialogue 
with [the] prime minister there, and he&#8217;s a very forward-thinking person, 
leader. But other than Montenegro, I don&#8217;t have any other, it&#8217;s kind of 
missing on the map.&#8221;
Zhao, who has a home in Dubai, resigned as Binance CEO in November 2023 as 
part of a plea deal with US authorities pursuing charges against the exchange. 
Since leaving Binance and serving four months in prison in the US, he has 
become more involved with his educational platform, Giggle Academy.
This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it 
becomes available.

Ex-Binance CEO chides Europe over crypto adoption

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Kazakhstan is exploring the creation of crypto banks as part of its effort to 
build a robust digital asset ecosystem. The proposed institutions would offer 
services like digital asset exchange, storage, and transaction support in a 
regulated framework, according to…