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I Tried to Get People to Give Away Bitcoin – And They Did
Some of bitcoin's earliest adopters have made a fortune holding onto the coins, and Connie Gallippi wanted to give them a way to help other people. Turns out bitcoiners are quite the philanthropists too.
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 9:07 a.m. Published Apr 28, 2019, 1:30 p.m.
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Institutions are pursuing cash-and-carry arbitrage, not outright bullish plays, Syn said.
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