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Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 24, 2020
With bitcoin markets looking weak alongside a strengthening dollar, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Published Sep 24, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
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With bitcoin markets looking weak alongside a strengthening dollar, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
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Today's Stories:
Strengthening US Dollar Could Bring Further Downside for Bitcoin
With the U.S. dollar eyeing a pre-election recovery, the path of least resistance for bitcoin may be to the downside.
MakerDAO Users Hosed by March Flash Crash Won't Get MKR Payouts, Say MKR Whales
After initially voting to do so, the Maker community will not compensate investors who lost big on the lending platform during "Black Thursday's" price rout.
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