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Crypto Morning Briefing: CryptoCom, Kucoin and Huobi List PEPE After Binance

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Alibaba Says ‘Open Sesame’ to Web3

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has revealed its plans to embrace Web3 technologies and explore new opportunities in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space.

NFT Lending Platform Blend Sparks Concerns Over Ecosystem Liquidity

The emergence of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, has taken the world by storm, with some pieces selling for millions of dollars. However, a new NFT lending platform called Blend has raised concerns about liquidity in the NFT ecosystem.

Breaking: Terra Founder Do Kwon’s Extradition to South Korea Likely: WSJ

Do Kwon, the founder of the Terra blockchain platform, is facing extradition to South Korea over allegations of fraud and embezzlement. Kwon is reportedly accused of embezzling funds from a South Korean online education company that he founded and using them to invest in cryptocurrency, including Terra.

Meme Coin Frenzy Continues as Binance Lists $FLOKI and $PEPE

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the listing of two major meme-inspired cryptocurrencies, Floki ($FLOKI) and the hot memecoin Pepe, which is inspired by the infamous meme and cartoon character; Pepe the Frog, and was introduced to the market on April 17, 2023.

CryptoCom, Kucoin and Huobi List PEPE After Binance

More exchanges are now following Binance to list PEPE.

Market Watch 

As of press time, according to Cointime data:

BTC 's live price is $29,516.99 USD, jumped by 2.33% in the last 24 hours;

ETH’s live price is $1,989.09 USD, jumped by 6.14% in the last 24 hours;

BNB’s live price is $327.00 USD, jumped by 0.95% in the last 24 hours;

XRP's live price is $0.46 USD, jumped by 1.67% in the last 24 hours.

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