Bitcoin News Roundup for March. 1, 2021

As BTC climbs back above $49K and ignores bearish chart patterns, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Today's stories:

3 US Regulators Probing Robinhood’s Actions Amid GameStop Trading Craze

MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative Raises $4M for Effort to ‘Harden’ Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: How Coinbase Going Public Is Reshaping Trust in Markets

Google Finance Adds Crypto Data Tab 

India’s Central Bank Sees Pros and Cons With National Digital Currency 

Citi: Bitcoin at ‘Tipping Point’ as Institutions Come on Board

Banks in Germany Tell Customers to Take Deposits Elsewhere (WSJ)

Bitcoin (BTC USD) Cryptocurrency Price Rises as China Region Objects to Mining (Bloomberg)

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