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Quest to find bitcoin's founder highlights currency's biggest threat: the taxman

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imageBut for how long?Reuters

Bitcoin enthusiasts have recently been roiled by claims that an Australian named Craig Wright and his deceased partner are the mysterious founders behind the cryptocurrency.

Of course, we’ve been down this path before. The New York Times, Fast Company, The New Yorker and Newsweek have all made similar claims about...

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