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Bitcoin soars to $13,500 in Zimbabwe

The political turmoil in Zimbabwe following the military's seizure of power has caused the price of Bitcoin in the country to soar to almost double the international market price. Single Bitcoins are trading for more than thirteen-thousand dollars each. Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie is the founder of BitcoinBro, an online currency broker - and he told the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Alex Ritson why this is happening.

(Photo: what does a Bitcoin look like?, Credit: Reuters)

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