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Feb 2021
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Bitcoin Passes $50,000 Price Milestone

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Bitcoin is up 66% for the year. Natural gas prices rise amid severe weather in the U.S. And Palantir stock takes a dip. Host: Alexandra Scaggs. Producer: Katie Ferguson. 
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