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Bitcoin News Roundup for May 6, 2020

BTC stays above $9K while some new startups wrestle for market share. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

Updated Dec 11, 2022, 7:38 p.m. Published May 6, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
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BTC stays above $9K while some startups wrestle for market share. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

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Today's stories:

Bitcoin Breaches $9.2K as Open Positions on CME Futures Hit 10-Month High

BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds

ChromaWay Expands Effort to Put Latin American Land Records on the Blockchain

ASX Accused of Trying to ‘Crush’ Rival Blockchain Trading System

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