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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
5B Technologies Corporation
One Jericho Plaza
Jericho, New York 11753
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of 5B Technologies Corporation (the "Company") on Form S-8 of our
reports dated March 6, 2000 and March 6, 2000, except for Note 12, which is as
of April 17, 2000, and Note 13, which is as of May 2, 2000, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of the Company, appearing in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 8-K, respectively, as of and for the year
ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ BDO SEIDMAN LLP
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BDO SEIDMAN LLP
Melville, New York
July 6, 2000
