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Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 4, 2021

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With ether breaching another all-time high and payments giant Visa expanding its digital currency roadmap, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Today’s stories:

First Mover: Ethereum, DOGE on Own Journeys as Inflation Bets Fuel Bitcoin

Altcoins like Chainlink get a big boost from DeFi growth on Ethereum, while inflation bets boost bitcoin and dogecoin gets (Elon Musk) moonshot.

Visa Signals Further Crypto Ambitions With API Pilot for Bank Customers to Buy Bitcoin

Visa is working with Anchorage to allow customers at traditional banks to “buy and sell digital assets.”

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