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By Benjamin Stupples and Felipe Marques

November 18, 2020 at 2:50 PM UTC

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November 18, 2020 at 4:52 PM UTC

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Bitcoin has one of its wealthiest backers yet.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Mexico’s third-richest person, said in a Twitter post Tuesday he’s invested a chunk of his liquid assets in the world’s biggest cryptocurrency.