Effectively Bitcoins are a very long meaningless string of digits that only have value if their owner uses a shorter related number, known as a private key, to spend them.

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The deal would represent the latest in a recent string of disappointing outcomes for the prominent value-investing shop, and it raises the odds that Southeastern adopts a more aggressive stance.

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But after a string of flops like Bewitched and The Invasion, her value began to fall.

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