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Lido DAO approves Core Upgrade to mainnet with zero vetoes
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[1] Lido advances Core Upgrade to mainnet after successful tests (https://cryptobriefing.com/lido-core-upgrade- ...)[2] KULR Technology sells 333 Bitcoin to repay $20M Coinbase credit facility - Crypto Briefing (https://cryptobriefing.com/kulr-sells-bitcoin ...)[3] Lido DAO Approved CSM v3 and Curated Module v2 - TradingView (https://www.tradingview.com/news/coindar:1607 ...)
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