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Fidelity loans cash for BTC, privacy wallets wash dirty crypto, French crypto crackdown
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- Fidelity open for Bitcoin-backed cash loans.
- Privacy wallets launder more illicit crypto than ever.
- French law forces exchanges to dox users.
- Oyster exit scammer charged with tax evasion.
- Crypto bank tanks 10% after insider stock sales.
- Silk Road film set for February 2021 release.
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