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Bitcoin News Roundup for April 21, 2020
Bitcoin drops thanks to the oil crisis while a hacker returns $25 million in stolen crypto. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.
By John Biggs
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:31 a.m. Published Apr 21, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Bitcoin drops thanks to the oil crisis while a hacker returns $25 million in stolen crypto. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.
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Todays stories:
Bitcoin Under Pressure After Oil Prices Crash to Record Lows
dForce Hacker Returns Almost All of Stolen $25M in Crypto
European Contact Tracing Consortium Faces Wave of Defections
Big Tech Signs Rare Open Source Pledge During Coronavirus
Just a Test: China Central Bank Confirms Digital Yuan Mobile App Trials
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