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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 7, 2020

With bitcoin meeting new resistance at $9850, Markets Daily is back with our daily news roundup

Updated Dec 6, 2022, 6:28 p.m. Published Feb 7, 2020, 5:00 p.m. 1 min read
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Today's stories:

Bitcoin Has Erased Over 45% of 2019 Sell-Off in Just 7 Weeks

London Block Exchange Placed Into Compulsory Liquidation

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Proposes 3-Year Safe Harbor Period for Crypto Token Sales

China's Coronavirus Whistleblower Is Now Memorialized on Ethereum

Exclusive: China's mobile giants to take on Google's Play store - sources

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