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Bitcoin News Roundup for May 15, 2020

BTC hovers at $9K while Australia knocks out Bitcoin sales. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

Updated Dec 11, 2022, 7:37 p.m. Published May 15, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
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BTC hovers at $9K while Australia knocks out unlawful bitcoin sales. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

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Today's stories:

Bitcoin's Price Has Bounced but Miners May Still Be Switching Off Post-Halving

First State-Owned Entity Joins Libra Association

Pantera Capital's Crypto Hedge Funds Are Losing Double Digits, but Its Bitcoin Fund Is Up 10,000% to Date

Australian Woman Charged With Unlawfully Exchanging Over $3M in Crypto

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