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Bitcoin News Roundup for April 30, 2020

Here comes the BTC price bump while Telegram pulls back on its token sale. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:35 a.m. Published Apr 30, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
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Here comes the BTC bump while Telegram pulls back on its token sale. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.

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Today's stories:

Bitcoin Options Trading Volumes Surge as Price Moves Above $9.4K

Coinbase Suffers Temporary Outage as Bitcoin Soars as High as $8,900

Older Mining Machines Turn Profitable Again as Bitcoin Rises Ahead of Halving

Telegram Caves to US Regulators: Delays Blockchain Launch, Offers to Return $1.2B to Investors

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