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Current Forkast #34: Square buys $50 million worth of bitcoin. Google Cloud bets on EOS blockchain. CBDCs ramp up around the world.

Current Forkast #35: Filecoin hits turbulence after mainnet launch. Associated Press to publish US elections on blockchain. USDC adds Stellar, relies less on Ethereum.