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Bitcoin isn’t banned in Hawaii, but especially tough regulations make it difficult for crypto firms and exchanges to do business there. On this week’s episode of “Community Crypto,” Isaiah Jackson talks to State Legislator Patrick Branco, who is trying to change Hawaii’s laws and help the state say “aloha” to bitcoin.

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