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The Marvel Rivals Closed Beta Test is in full swing and many are sinking some real hours into the 6v6 hero fighting game.
However, if you are one of those that is trying to get as much time played as possible, you’ll likely want to know if your hard work will be there when the official 1.0 release launches.
Here, we’ll reveal what, if any progress you’ve made in the Beta will carry over to the full Marvel Rivals game.
Does your Marvel Rivals Beta level carry over to the full game?
The short answer to this is no, any levels you’ve gained during the Closed Beta Test will not be present in the official launch of the full game.
This is a little disappointing for those of you who are really going hard to get to those later levels and mastering each character in the process.
However, what it does do is put people on a level playing field which is probably for the best.
Additionally, these levels didn’t carry forward from the Alpha to the Beta anyway, so it shouldn’t be too much of a shock that the trend continues.
Will Marvel Rivals Beta rewards carry over to the full game?
Any Closed Beta Test exclusive rewards will carry forward to Marvel Rivals when it launches.
This includes the Cyan Clash Venom skin which you can acquire by hitting level 30 in the Galacta’s Quest during the test.

Everything else though will be gone forever. This means any other progress including the aforementioned level will be reset back to zero.
In fact, NetEase has stated that “all account information will be erased” completely but you must use the same account upon the full release to gain access to any Beta rewards earned.
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Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a sharp 3% decline at the onset of Asian trading, mirroring a broader downturn in stock markets and diminishing appetite for high-risk assets.
This follows Bitcoin surging past $68,000 while being propelled by continued inflows into Bitcoin spot exchange traded funds (ETFs). SoSoValue reported at the time:
The market has witnessed record net inflows exceeding $17 billion, indicating increased institutional interest and confidence in Bitcoin as an asset class.
CoinMarketCap data shows that the leading cryptocurrency’s price plummeted from $65,500 to approximately $64,000 within moments of Tokyo’s market opening. According to Coinglass data this abrupt fall triggered the liquidation of over $267 million in long positions over the last 24 hours, marking the most significant wipeout since early July.
Liquidations, which occur when exchanges forcibly close overleveraged trades due to margin depletion, can signal a market cleanse of excessive leverage. This often precedes a period of reduced price volatility.
Ethereum (ETH) traders suffered the heaviest losses, with $100 million in long positions liquidated as the token’s value dropped 7.5%, partly due to outflows from the recently launched ETH ETF.
World’s top cryptocurrency exchange Binance unsurprisingly led exchanges in liquidations at $118 million, predominantly affecting long positions. Asian-favored platforms OKX and Huobi saw up to 94% of their long trades liquidated.
Not just crypto
This crypto market turbulence coincided with a significant slump in U.S. tech stocks. The Nasdaq 100 index plunged 660 points on Wednesday, its steepest decline since 2022.
Disappointing quarterly reports from tech giants Alphabet and Tesla contributed to the downturn, with their shares dropping as much as 12%. Collectively, the “Magnificent 7” tech stocks lost over $750 billion in market value, a record single-day decline for the group.
The bearish sentiment spread to Asian markets, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling more than 3% early Thursday, amidst speculation about potential interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan.
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India’s government has confirmed it will scrap the ‘Google Tax’, a charge imposed on foreign companies providing digital services.
First introduced in 2016, India imposed a six percent tariff on non-resident firms that were offering services to local companies or those with permanent foundations in the country. It was later extended to include a two percent fee applied to e-commerce companies providing goods and services to Indian citizens and residents.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the existing two percent levy would be axed as part of the budget speech for the 2024-25 period, with the change to take effect as of August 1, this year. Sitharaman previously described the tax as a “sovereign right”, taking back from foreign companies profiting from their enterprises.
There was diplomacy behind the change of tack after the US reached a consensus with India back in November 2021 to replace the levy with an international taxation regime following the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) agreement.
What is the OECD minimum tax agreement?
As part of the OECD terms, multinational companies would face a minimum tax in the jurisdictions they provide their services, even if they don’t have a permanent establishment in a particular location. Before the agreement, the US – home to other big tech giants such as Amazon and Microsoft – had campaigned against what it saw as a discriminatory tax and a burden to American trade. In response, Washington applied a whopping 25% tariff on goods imported from India but later suspended the threat.
Other plans as part of India’s new budget include initiatives to advance tech in small business, digital support for the agriculture sector, more government digitalization, more data gathering to inform government policy, and further investment in capacity for the production of critical minerals for electronics manufacturing.
 
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