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What is Bitcoin?
May 24th, 2016
The open source, peer-to-peer digital currency is far removed from traditional banking – so what exactly is bitcoin and how do you use it? Bitcoin is a type of digital asset, most commonly defined as a virtual, digital or ...
Arrests And Prosecutions Reveal Big Vagaries In Bitcoin Selling Regulations
May 23rd, 2016
U.S. laws governing bitcoin trading are vague and sometimes lead to complicated law enforcement actions, according to an article in Fast Company magazine. Anti-money laundering laws require exchanges to verify customers’ identities, but what constitutes an exchange can sometimes be unclear. ...
Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan
May 11th, 2016
Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan amid push for legitimacy and widespread use Bitcoin operators are keenly watching the Diet as it deliberates bills to regulate the currency, believing the legislation is key to regaining the public trust’s in ...
5 reasons Why someone would use Bitcoin
April 28th, 2016
It has now been eight years since Satoshi Nakamoto released his peer-to-peer digital cash system to the world, and the debate over whether or not the payment network and currency have any real, long-term value is still undecided. Having said that, ...
Bitcoin becoming regulated currency in the European Union
April 27th, 2016
Slovenian startup Bitstamp just did something that no other digital currency startup was able to do – launch the first nationally licensed Bitcoin exchange (BitEx). As it usually goes, the startup could not receive a license in its home country, so ...
Bitcoin exchange close to launch regulated and licensed services for all 28 countries in the EU
April 20th, 2016
One of the world’s largest bitcoin exchanges is reportedly close to announcing a new deal with the Luxembourg government that would enable it to launch regulated and licensed services across Europe. According to sources, Bitstamp may have secured a payment institution (PI) ...
Bitcoin trading platform raises $ 1.2 mn
April 18th, 2016
The Bitcoin trading platform Coinsecure has raised $1.2 million as part of its ongoing ‘Series A’ investment round. The company opened the fund-raising round earlier in January and expects to close the round soon, an official statement said. Coinsecure, ...
This new Arab Bitcoin community plans to push adoption of digital currency across the Middle East and North Africa
April 11th, 2016
AskBitcoiner is the First Major Arab Bitcoin Community This new Arab Bitcoin community plans to push adoption of digital currency across the Middle East and North Africa in the coming years. Bringing the culture of Bitcoin and blockchain technology ...
Treasury planning crackdown on bitcoin and cryptocurrency anonymity in bid to tackle criminal use of digital currencies
April 11th, 2016
Ministers at the Treasury are planning a shake-up in the world of cryptocurrencies that will mean bitcoins and other virtual currencies can no longer be purchased anonymously. The change in the law, which the Treasury is preparing to introduce ...
Bitcoin graduate Circle launches free social payment app in UK with Barclays
April 6th, 2016
Circle, the leading digital payments company which uses the blockchain as a settlement rail, is launching a social payment app in the UK with the help of Barclays. It’s the first time the Financial Conduct Authority has granted an ...