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Irish bitcoin ATM operator Boinnex found itself facing roadblocks from Allied Irish Banks (AIB), which shut down its account and said it didn’t want to deal with an unregulated form like cryptocurrency, according to CoinDesk. Cryptocurrency still isn’t recognized by the Central Bank of Ireland as a legitimate form of payment.
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