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World Service,28 Jan 2014,55 mins

The Trouble with Bitcoin

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Two Bitcoin operators are arrested on charges of money laundering - we go live to New York and ask is this a serious dent to the currency's credibility - or just a blip in its drive for respectability? French unemployment figures reach record highs and President Hollande's ex-girlfriend arrives in India. How can the beleaguered French president restore his apporval ratings? We have a special report from Australia as its one millionth household is powered by solar energy and it's now aiming for two million. And we'll examine the knock-on effects of Argentina's currency crisis for emerging markets. Our guests today are Quinn Klinefelter, senior news editor at WDET radio in Detroit, and Jyoti Malhotra, New Delhi-based business and politics journalist. All this plus the BBC's Cindy Sui with the latest business news from Taipei.

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