class BitsoUtils {

  private static final FastDateFormat DATE_FORMAT =
      FastDateFormat.getInstance("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");

  /** private Constructor */
  private BitsoUtils() {}

  /**
   * Format a date String for Bitso
   *
   * @param dateString
   * @return
   */
  public static Date parseDate(String dateString) {<FILL_FUNCTION_BODY>}
}


    try {
      return DATE_FORMAT.parse(dateString);
    } catch (ParseException e) {
      throw new ExchangeException("Illegal date/time format", e);
    }
  
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