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One company now owns more bitcoin than any country

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A US software company now owns more cryptocurrency than any single country after taking its bitcoin holdings to more than $14 billion (£11bn).

In its latest financial results, announced that it bought 25,250 bitcoins in the first four months of 2024, taking

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