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Bitcoin News Roundup for March 11, 2020

Bitcoin falls while the Escobar Fold 2 confuses the heck out of us. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

Updated Dec 11, 2022, 2:07 p.m. Published Mar 11, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
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Today's Stories:

Bitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price Drop

The Cryptocurrency Act of 2020 Is 'Dead on Arrival,' Washington Tells Sponsors

Figure Technologies Securitizes $150M of Home Equity Loans on Blockchain

2 Arrested in Japan for Obtaining Crypto Linked to Coincheck's $530 Million Hack

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