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Really looking forward to the arrival of the Beta app later this year. How is that process coming along? Are you still on schedule?","answer":"Hey Doug! Awesome question. Beta development is well underway, we have 2 phases and phase 1 is going to be complete by July 7th then we go into testing on phase 1 and implementation. Our main hurdle to accelerating and finishing phase 2 (beta launch and dev) is completing this fundraise. our team has been shipping code fast over the last few months and its accelerated recently, we just need the funds to keep this pace up! Hop in and join the raise now and the schedule should remain in tact! a..."},{"question":"Hello! Love the initial look and feel of the app! I have a question though - along with Crypto and other assets, will we also be able to trade NFT's using your app? 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