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Evening Standard
Business
Jo Groves

How to buy Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin - the largest and best-known cryptocurrency - was born from a rising distrust of government and financial institutions after the global financial crisis of 2008.

Using Bitcoin, people could send money directly to someone without using intermediaries such as banks or Paypal.

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