Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 12, 2020

February 12, 2020
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Feb 12, 2020 at 17:00 UTC

With bitcoin above $10,000, Markets Daily is back with our news roundup, plus a brief interview with CoinDesk Senior Markets Reporter Brad Keoun.

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