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Gibraltar Stock Exchange welcomes BitcoinETI
July 26th, 2016
The Gibraltar Stock Exchange welcomes BitcoinETI (ticker: BTCETI), an asset-backed Exchange Traded Instrument that is invested exclusively in bitcoin, making it the first European regulated product for the leading digital currency. The Bitcoin Exchange Traded Instrument (ETI) was approved for ...
The founder of the Bitcoin Savings and Trust company gets 18 months in prison for Fraud
July 25th, 2016
Trendon Shavers, the mastermind behind the disgraced Bitcoin Savings & Trust Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on one count of securities fraud. In addition, Shavers was ordered to forfeit $1.23 million and to pay ...
Russia to Treat Bitcoin as Foreign Currency
July 21st, 2016
Depending on how soon all involved parties can come to an agreement, the law proposal will be submitted to the Duma by the end of 2016. The status of Bitcoin in Russia has been up in the air for ...
The Central Bankers’ Bold New Idea: Print Bitcoins
July 20th, 2016
When it comes to bitcoin and digital currencies, central banks might be considering the adage: “If you can’t beat them, join them.” In a research paper published on Monday, economists at the Bank of England advocated that central banks issue their own ...
Brexit, banks fueling bitcoin’s resurgence
July 19th, 2016
The bitcoin renaissance seems to be at hand, with investors using the virtual currency to weather turbulent financial markets and banks striking partnerships to explore the system’s underlying technology. Until mid-May, 1 bitcoin fetched on the order of $400 ...
The head of collapsed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been released on bail
July 18th, 2016
The head of collapsed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been released on bail nearly a year after his arrest on embezzlement charges, according to one of his lawyers. Television footage showed France-born Mark Karpeles, 31, leaving the Tokyo Detention ...
Bitcoin wallet enables payments via Twitter
July 15th, 2016
The bitcoin wallet iPayYou has launched its “Pay-by-Twitter” feature. With this tool, users can make peer-to-peer payments on Twitter, according to a press release. The company already enables users to send bitcoin through email. Former Amazon executive Gene Kavner founded the ...
Bitcoin Trading is Exceeding Gold Trading in Brazil
July 14th, 2016
A report has revealed that the total value of bitcoin trading among digital currency exchanges in Brazil has now surpassed that of gold spot trading on the Brazilian Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange – the country’s securities market authority ...
SolidX Files S-1 Registration Statement for SolidX Bitcoin Trust ETF
July 13th, 2016
SolidX Partners Inc., an innovative blockchain technology company, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed launch of the SolidX Bitcoin Trust, which will seek ...
SecondMarket, Inc. and Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) Settle Charges
July 12th, 2016
SecondMarket, Inc. and Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) Settle Charges Relating to Unlawful Redemptions of BIT Shares during a Continuous Distribution The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that SecondMarket, Inc., a New York broker-dealer registered with the Commission, and Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT), a ...
