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Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 28, 2020
Bitcoin in the dumps along with the Dow, top miners are racing to the halving, and Microsoft kills crypto jackers. It's the Markets Daily Podcast from CoinDesk.
By John Biggs
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 12:22 p.m. Published Feb 28, 2020, 4:59 p.m.
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Today's news:
Bitcoin Closes on First February Price Loss Since 2014
World's Top Crypto Miners Race to Roll Out Top-of-Line Machines Ahead of Bitcoin Halving
Major Crypto Exchanges Bitfinex and OKEx Hit by Service Denial Attacks
Coinbase Is Testing Clearview's Controversial Facial Recognition Technology
Microsoft Updates Edge Browser to Protect Against Illicit Crypto Miners
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