2012-12-08 theatlanticwire.com - Bitcoin Is as Legit as Paypal Now, in at Least

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Bitcoin Is as Legit as Paypal Now, in at Least One Country

Rebecca Greenfield
2012-12-08

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/12/bitcoin-legit-paypal-now-least-one-country/59764/

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Bitcoin, the occasionally frightening virtual currency that doesn't believe in government regulation, just got itself some. One of its exchanges, Bitcoin-Central, has received approval from France's government to operate as a payment service provider there, PayPal-style. With that relationship comes some insurance protection that should help get people trusting Bitcoin again.
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