DAILY CRYPTO NEWS AND TOP CRYPTO EVENTS for 8th May 2021

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Top Crypto Events Planned for Tomorrow

1 - Float Protocol (BANK): FLOAT Launch

We are moving our launch timeline by 3 days to now start on Sunday 9th May 22:00 UTC, so there is no overlap between Phase 3 & Phase 4.
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2 - SafeCoin (SAFE): Swap

Safecoin Swap to a new chain, a fork of Solana, will end on the 9th of May. Visit our website and discord for details and instructions.
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Some World Crypto News

#1 - In a Friday appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) admitted that Bitcoin was a “store of value” despite its volatility.
Gensler, who was newly appointed as the head of the agency opined that “many” cryptocurrency tokens were securities.

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#2 - Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are steadily becoming a serious discussion among governments globally, with Kazakhstan as the latest country unveiling its plans. The National Bank of Kazakhstan is making preparations to launch a CBDC pilot program soon.

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