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Silicon Valley is moving into Bitcoin

July 9th, 2014 (0)
Richard Waters, writing in Financial Times, is reporting that Silicon Valley’s A-Listers seem to be fast climbing onto the Bitcoin bandwagon. More and more of Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists have been queuing up to invest in Bitcoin start-ups. Yesterday, ...

Regulator says EU Banks Must Shun Bitcoin Until Rules in Place

July 4th, 2014 (0)
European Union banks should shun virtual currencies such as Bitcoin until a system of rules to prevent abuses are put in place, according to the bloc’s top banking regulator. The European Banking Authority called on the EU to develop ...

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper wins bitcoin auction

July 3rd, 2014 (0)
Venture capitalist and entrepreneur Tim Draper is rolling in bitcoins after winning a U.S. government auction Monday. He bought 29,656 bitcoins — a new form of digital currency — from a trove that the government seized in a raid ...

Canada Amends National Law to Regulate Bitcoin Businesses

June 24th, 2014 (0)
The Parliament of Canada has passed a bill that amends the country’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act of 2000 to extend to both foreign and domestic businesses working in the bitcoin and digital currency sectors ...

Japan not regulating bitcoin, for the moment

June 20th, 2014 (0)
Japan’s leading Liberal Democratic Party said it decided against regulating bitcoin for the time being, after the collapse of Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox prompted them to consider more scrutiny of the virtual currency. Mt. Gox, once the world’s ...

‘Bitcoin Bowl’ deal with BitPay brings Digital Cryptocurrency closer to Legitimation

June 19th, 2014 (0)
To win over a public still skeptical of digital currencies and to get some good headlines in a year marked by bad press for its falling price and bankruptcy scandals, bitcoin promoters are turning to America’s favorite pastime – ...

Bankruptcy protection for bitcoin exchange Mt Gox

June 18th, 2014 (0)
The failed Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange, Mt Gox, received court approval on Tuesday to begin Chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States as it awaits approval of a settlement with U.S. customers and a sale of its business. Mt ...

Bitcoin faces biggest threat yet

June 17th, 2014 (0)
The Bitcoin digital currency system is in danger of losing its credibility as an independent payment system because of the growing power of a group that runs some of the computers behind it. In recent weeks, a British-based “mining ...

‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Calls Rich to Tax-Free Tropical Paradise

June 16th, 2014 (0)
He’s known as Bitcoin Jesus in the world of cyber-currencies. Though he can’t promise you heaven, he is offering a haven: a condo in the Caribbean that comes with a new passport and almost zero taxes. Meet Roger Ver, ...

Bitcoins Seized From Silk Road Marketplace To Be Auctioned

June 13th, 2014 (0)
The United States government is planning to sell one of the biggest caches of bitcoins, a hoard that’s part of the bitcoin cache seized in October from the Silk Road marketplace, which was used for buying and selling drugs, ...
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