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Bitcoin News Roundup for April 14, 2020
Gold beats BTC while Europe explores contact tracing. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.
By John Biggs
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:28 a.m. Published Apr 14, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Today on CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast we watch gold beat BTC while Europe builds out a powerful new contact-tracing system.
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Today's stories:
Bitcoin Stuck Below $7K Even as Gold Surges to Over 7-Year High
Europe Looks for Contact Tracing That Remembers Privacy
Bitmain Partially Refunds Bitcoin Miner Buyers After Price Cuts
Exchange Banking on TON's Gram Tokens to Shut Down After Telegram Court Order
FBI Warns COVID-19 Scammers Are Targeting Crypto Holders
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