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CySec issued a warning about trading on virtual currencies

16/10/2017(0)
Following the Announcement (in Greek) issued by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) on 18 March 2014, regarding the risks associated when buying, holding, exchanging or trading on virtual ... Read More
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Bitcoin shoots above $5,800 to record peak

13/10/2017(0)
Bitcoin jumped to a fresh record high on Friday after breezing past the $5,000 mark on Thursday as the cryptocurrency rebounded after tumbling last month on increased scrutiny from ... Read More
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Breaking: Russia officially decided to regulate bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

12/10/2017(0)
The Russian government has decided to officially regulate the mining and circulation of cryptocurrencies. The decision was made at a meeting between President Vladimir Putin with officials and business ... Read More
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Russia to ban Bitcoin Exchange websites, says Central Bank Official

10/10/2017(0)
Russia will block access to websites of exchanges that offer crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin, Russian Central Bank First Deputy Governor Sergei Shvetsov said on Tuesday. He called them “dubious”. ... Read More
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Bitcoin Soars Close to Record High

10/10/2017(0)
What wipeout? Buyers blew off fresh warnings about a bitcoin bubble and sent prices above $4,800 on Monday, capping a bullish October run for the digital currency. Prices reached ... Read More
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Feds Miss out on $600 Million Payday in Silk Road Bitcoin Auction

09/10/2017(0)
The U.S. Department of Justice recently claimed the proceeds from the sale of 144,336 bitcoins found in Ross Ulbricht’s laptop, gained from Silk Road’s seizure in 2013. Claiming the proceeds took ... Read More
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Singapore Drafting AML Regulations Around Cryptocurrency

06/10/2017(0)
Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who also serves as Minister in Charge of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has revealed that MAS is in the process of ... Read More
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Government officials fired when caught mining bitcoin using government computers

05/10/2017(0)
Two government officials of the Crimean Council of Ministers were caught mining bitcoin using government computers and were subsequently fired. They reportedly installed “malicious software” on the government’s server ... Read More
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Bitcoin could hit $6,000 by year-end, experts said

04/10/2017(0)
Bitcoin could rally nearly 40 percent to hit $6,000 before the end of the year but investors should brace for more volatility, according to industry experts. The cryptocurrency was ... Read More
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Japan Approves 11 Bitcoin Exchanges In Regulatory Framework

03/10/2017(1)
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has granted regulatory approval to 11 domestic virtual currency exchanges, making them the first to be allowed to operate under the country’s new financial ... Read More
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