Financial services
February 6, 2018
Bitcoin dropped almost 50 percent last week, only to rebound a few days later. Image credit: RYB
By Sarah Jones
A new cryptocurrency platform is aiming to convince hesitant high-net-worth investors to embrace a digital stock exchange.
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