In that spirit, before I tell you how seriously good the best cru Beaujolais are, let me assure you that they're not all that serious, although some very serious winos like sommelier Rajat Parr of San Francisco's RN74 are among their new champions.

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"I think it is just another giant, flashing warning light to bitcoin exchanges: If you're not compliant, there are some serious risks, both at the federal and state levels, " said Patrick Murck, legal counsel for the Bitcoin Foundation, a trade group that promotes bitcoin software and security standards.

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You know something serious has happened, but you're not quite sure what.

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Still, if you're serious about your photography and video, it might not seem like that absurd a price.

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And if they say, ah, you know, the United States and China, they're not serious about this, then they won't be serious either.

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