Ex-Binance CEO CZ to Leave Prison on Sept 29th, Trump’s World Liberty Financial Unveils $WLFI, & More!

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Binance founder CZ to be released from prison on September 29, confirms US Federal Bureau of Prisons. Meanwhile, the Trump family’s DeFi platform, World Liberty Financial, will launch a governance token called $WLFI. MicroStrategy is selling $700M more in convertible senior notes to buy back debt and more bitcoin.

BTC $58,416 (-0.11%), ETH $2,294(+0.30%), SOL $132.02 (+0.92%)

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That's a wrap for today!

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