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Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 8, 2021

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With BTC setting new all-time high prices, ether futures launching and Elon Musk announcing Tesla’s purchase of $1.5B worth of bitcoin, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Today’s stories:

First Mover: Tesla Sends Bitcoin Mooning Past $44K as Snoop Wins #dogebowl

Electric-vehicle entrepreneur Elon Musk follows through with a $1.5 billion purchase after adding “#bitcoin” to his Twitter profile late last month.

Robinhood Traders Bash the App but Just Can’t Leave It. (Bloomberg)

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