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US YouTuber who staged plane crash jailed for six months
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Bitcoin soars past $40,000 on optimism for US trading approval
Bitcoin on Monday rose past $40,000 for the first time since May last year, boosted by hopes that the United States will soon allow broader trading of the world's biggest cryptocurrency. Bitcoin has also been boosted by hopes that the US Federal Reserve has wrapped up its hiking programme and may cut interest rates next year.
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