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Topic: 2012-06-11 betabeat.com - Bitcoin Gets a Boost From Euro Crisis (Read 974 times)

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Given the cyberattack last month in which thieves made off with $90,000 in Bitcoins–that’s €71,738 euros, by the way

Gah! Why can't reporters ever understand how significant figures work? Angry What if the USD/EUR exchange rate happens to change by 0.0017488%? Roll Eyes
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Bitcoin Gets a Boost From Euro Crisis
The fledgling digital currency Bitcoin is probably safer than that flimsy currency backed by an entire continent, some traders figger.

Adrianne Jeffries
2012-06-11

http://betabeat.com/2012/06/bitcoin-gets-a-boost-from-euro-crisis/


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The Financial Post reports that fear over the value of the euro, strained by potential government insolvency in Greece and Spain, has led to a significant uptick in euro-for-Bitcoin trading.
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