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Bitcoin gets a thumbs up from Intercontinental Exchange boss

CEO of Intercontinental Exchange is ‘unequivocal’ that bitcoin will survive

Jeffrey Sprecher, founder and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange
Jeffrey Sprecher, founder and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange Photo: Getty Images

Bitcoin has plunged in price in the past year, but the chief executive of one of the world’s biggest exchange operators isn’t deterred from entering the space.

Jeffrey Sprecher, CEO of Intercontinental Exchange and chair of the New York Stock Exchange, spoke enthusiastically about cryptocurrencies at the Consensus Invest conference in New York on Tuesday.

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