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Foresight News reported that the Web3 social platform DeBox announced on Twitter that due to business adjustments, the vBOX service will be officially discontinued. Users holding vBOX points need to withdraw them to on-chain BOX. The withdrawal deadline is April 30 at 23:59 (UTC+8). Any vBOX points not withdrawn by the deadline will be frozen. Subsequent withdrawals will only be supported through manual applications, which will incur additional manual processing fees and may take a longer time to process.

(1) The long holiday in Japan from late April to early May is usually a peak period for consumption, but under the ongoing impact of inflation, this year's outlook is not optimistic. (2) According to research company Intage, about 41% of respondents have no plans for the upcoming Golden Week, an increase of 4.7 percentage points compared to last year; the average holiday budget has also dropped by 5.4% to 27,660 yen. (3) Due to the weak yen pushing up the cost of overseas travel and Middle East conflicts raising safety concerns, only 1% of respondents plan to travel abroad during the holiday.

According to Cointelegraph, an ARK Invest report shows that despite Bitcoin's price dropping 22% in the first quarter, holdings by "Conviction Buyers" increased from 2.13 million to 3.6 million Bitcoin, a rise of 69%, reaching the highest level since 2020.