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Lucid expands into Porsche and Mercedes-Benz home turf with new EV studio

California-based Lucid Motors will take on Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW on their home turf with its new EV retail studio in Germany. Lucid’s new EV retail space is located in the heart of Düsseldorf on the famed Königsallee, a shopping boulevard known for its flagship brands, including Prada, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and others. The location is Lucid’s second in Germany and fifth in…
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CryptoNews

Coinbase Launches Perpetual Futures Trading for Retail Crypto Traders Outside the US – Bitcoin News

Coinbase has received a regulatory stamp of approval to start offering perpetual futures trading to retail crypto traders outside the U.S., opening up access to the $5.5 trillion global derivatives market. Coinbase Extends Perpetual Futures Trading to Retail Traders Abroad The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) granted Coinbase International Exchange, the company’s new non-U.S. exchange, a license…
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Coinbase CEO Calls on Chase Customers in UK to Close Accounts After the Bank Says It Will Decline Crypto Payments – Featured Bitcoin News

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has slammed JPMorgan’s British retail bank, Chase UK, for changing its policy to block all crypto-related payments. Calling the move by Chase “totally inappropriate,” the Coinbase boss said: “UK crypto holders should close their Chase accounts if this is how they’re going to be treated.” Meanwhile, the British government is striving to make the U.K. a…
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DefenseNews

Romania, Czech Republic advance F-35 acquisition plans

WARSAW, Poland — Romania’s Ministry of National Defence has announced it aims to sign a letter of acceptance in 2024 to buy 32 F-35 Lightning II fighters in the program’s first phase, and subsequently secure a further 16 aircraft. Bucharest intends to purchase “the first two squadrons from the United States of America through the Foreign Military Sales …[scheme to buy] 32 aircraft. The…
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