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Cointime News Wrapup-Afternoon: Binance Reportedly Removes Restrictions on Russian Users

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To smooth and facilitate the reading experience for all users, we hereby compose this wrapup, especially for users who cannot check out what’s going on in a timely manner.

Highlights:

1. Binance Reportedly Removes Restrictions on Russian Users

2. Seeing the Macro Forest for the Token Trees

3. Bitcoin Volatility Hits Longs and Shorts as $175M Liquidated, $1B in Open Interest Wiped

4. Hong Kong Security Regulator to Issue Crypto License Guidelines in May

5. Cameron Winklevoss Claims Regulatory Double Standards Over Banking Crisis

6. Polygon Bridge for Polygon zkEVM Goes Live, Allows Withdrawals from Ethereum

7. Ex-a16z Engineering and Security Heavyweights to Start Crypto Custody Firm

8. Why Top Gaming Blockchain Ditched Ethereum For Polkadot?

9. Investment Giant Franklin Templeton Connects US$270 Million Fund to Polygon Network

10. SVB’s Former Parent May Need New Funding After $2 Billion Cash Seizure

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