The virtual currency wars have heated up, at least in New Brunswick, N.J., where last week it seemed the $3.8 million Internet Archive FCU had agreed to host accounts of virtual currency exchange Tradehill, according to reporting by Bloomberg.

On Aug. 29, however, IAFCU CEO Jordan Modell posted a blog that suggested IAFCU was disengaging from Bitcoin and similar virtual currencies.

Tradehill, meantime, posted a note on Internet bulletin board Reddit where CEO Jered Kenna said his company was suspending business and he appeared to point a finger at IAFCU.

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