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Bitcoin's Big Coming Out: So maybe Bitcoin isn't just for money launderers and drug dealers. Some well-placed folks must think Bitcoin has a role in the mainstream. Two examples emerged on Tuesday of new efforts to expand Bitcoin's use by the broader establishment. Blythe Masters, a former JPMorgan Chase executive, has been named chief executive of Digital Asset Holdings, a new Bitcoin trading platform. Masters helped pioneer the credit-derivatives market in the...