To Husna it felt like a validation, almost like revenge, and yet with the bitterness of triumph after humiliation.

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The politically-shrewd and often critical bitcoin seeks independent validation like a jester in the court of monetary sovereigns.

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An introduction like that would have provided real validation of the technology, a gateway for a new shopping paradigm, and a way to educate consumers.

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