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Podcast: Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition
Episode: Bitcoin Fund Officially Approved, France's Secretive Agency & Christie's Hot Mic
Description: Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast:(1) US regulators have for the first time approved exchange-traded funds that invest directly in Bitcoin. The approvals mark a rare capitulation by the SEC following opposition that lasted for more than a decade. (2) President Joe Biden's administration is backing legislation that would let it seize some of $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to help pay for reconstruction of Ukraine. (3) Barclays said the final three months of the year were challenging for its traders and investment bankers, joining rivals a...