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Fidelity loans cash for BTC, privacy wallets wash dirty crypto, French crypto crackdown

  • 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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