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Proof: Who is right about Investment Boost? We're still not sure

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24a3d1783df4120ba248c9c90011584eab27c73b52fdc84da15d55914c7d70a5

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970412, mined 2026-10-08 00:29 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-24a3d1783df4.json prints 24a3d1783df4120ba248c9c90011584eab27c73b52fdc84da15d55914c7d70a5. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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