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But hey, we ain't complaining.

Here’s what we got for you today:

• 🪙 Ethereum's upgrade is finally here!

• 🧱 Around the block: Redditors are angry

🪙 Ethereum's Upgrade is Finally Here!

Ethereum's much-anticipated Shapella upgrade is about to drop! This upgrade is like the Super Bowl for crypto.

“Every" Eth stakers are itching to get their hands on their locked-up Ether.

It's been a long wait (as long as November 2020 for some), but hey, good things come to those who wait, right?… right? 😀

Remember, the chaos that happened when everyone was rushing to claim their Arbitrum airdrop? (It was like everyone was trying to squeeze through a tiny door at the same time 😅).

Well, that's going to be child’s play when compared to what's going to happen when the withdrawal function goes live. 😀

Web3 players like Coinbase, Bybit, and MetaMask aren't taking any chances, they're ramping up their staking services in preparation for volatile market movements.

But it's not just the Web3 gang that's excited.

Experts think this upgrade will attract institutional investors and unlock new investment vehicles for Ethereum.

Others say we should brace ourselves for some short-term price swings.

So, Strap in folks, it's gonna be a wild ride.

 🧱 Around The Block: Redditors Are Angry

• 🏦 Tax notice: Spanish tax agency to send over 328K warning notice to crypto holders

• 🐦 Twitter shopping for AI Gears: Elong Musk reportedly bought nearly 10,000 GPUs for Twitter's AI project.

• 🥺 Tron got kicked out: Binance’s US Exchange Says Bye-Bye to Tron’s TRX token.

• 💸 Redditors are angry: They argued they missed out on a chance to pick up some of the ‘GEN 3’ NFT avatars, citing bots or spam as a major cause for disruption.

That's all we have for today.

We'd love your feedback.

In any case, see you tomorrow, or on Twitter, if you're there: @danielakpobare

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