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Bitcoin Daily: Travala Users Can Use Crypto Again To Pay For Expedia Bookings; S. African Ex-Crypto Agency Chief Allegedly Scammed Investors Of $13.4M

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Travala.com , the Binance-backed online trading agency, will be allowing travel bookings through Expedia paid for in cryptocurrency for the first time since 2018, according to CoinDesk. In other news, a subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken in the U.K. has now been approved to operate its derivatives platform, CoinDesk reported.

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Bitcoin Daily: MGH, Korean Blockchain Startup Pair On Patient Data; FINMA Permit Eases Crypto, DLT Rules

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The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is aiming to boost innovation in cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology (DLT), by easing some of the existing rules. It is a scam,” he said. It is fake news, and whatever you call it — it’s not true.