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Bitcoin News Roundup for April 14, 2020

Gold beats BTC while Europe explores contact tracing. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:28 a.m. Published Apr 14, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
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Today on CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast we watch gold beat BTC while Europe builds out a powerful new contact-tracing system.

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Today's stories:

Bitcoin Stuck Below $7K Even as Gold Surges to Over 7-Year High

Europe Looks for Contact Tracing That Remembers Privacy

Bitmain Partially Refunds Bitcoin Miner Buyers After Price Cuts

Exchange Banking on TON's Gram Tokens to Shut Down After Telegram Court Order

FBI Warns COVID-19 Scammers Are Targeting Crypto Holders

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