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This recent spike may have a lot of do with this just-issued repot from the Treasury department.

http://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/guidance/html/FIN-2013-G...

This 100%. The U.S. Government just effectively legalized Bitcoins and other virtual currencies in the document posted above. This is a huge development, much more important than Bitcoin going over $50.

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