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Bitcoin News Roundup for June 22, 2020
With gold up and the price of bitcoin treading water, today we're talking academic piracy and Cambodia's blockchain plot to escape the dollar.
Updated Dec 6, 2022, 6:28 p.m. Published Jun 22, 2020, 4:00 p.m. 1 min read
With gold up and the price of bitcoin treading water, today we're talking academic piracy and Cambodia's blockchain plot to escape the dollar.
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This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace.
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