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Looking back on 14 years of bitcoin

As Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX executive, pleads not guilty to fraud, we look back on 14 years since the launch of bitcoin.

On the day bitcoin turns 14, Sam Bankman-Fried, the former boss of crypto exchange FTX, pleads not guilty to federal criminal charges filed against him.

US regulators have also warned that banks risk exposing themselves to fraud, legal woes and heightened volatility if they engage in crypto-related activities, in their first joint statement on digital assets.

Devina Gupta discusses where we are with bitcoin and other crypto currencies with Molly Jane Zuckerman, who heads content at CoinMarketCap in New York.

Simon Littlewood of ACG Global in Singapore and Luisa Kroll, executive editor at Forbes who's in New York, also join the programme.

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Wed 4 Jan 2023 01:06GMT

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  • Wed 4 Jan 2023 01:06GMT

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