A very important panel sponsored by the CFTC will discuss the future regulation of NDFs in FX and also how bitcoin and digital currency trading fits into the overall regulatory landscape in America, bitcoin community will be paying close attention...
Read moreSecurity concerns by would-be Bitcoin users are being further addressed post-regulatory proposals as Coinsetter introduces face and fingerprint recognition
Read moreNew York State is weighing a raft of new rules to regulate Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, the state's financial regulators announced today.
Read moreTennessee financial institutions commissioner Greg Gonzalez spearheads task force to investigate use of Bitcoin, with nine state bank regulators on board The world's most consumer-friendly and liberal commercial market in the world has been known to be very accepting of the use of virtual currencies between private individuals, but has taken a very strict stance…
Read moreMonetary Authority of Singapore sets forth regulatory stance on virtual currency intermediaries, hinting at the nation's acceptance of Bitcoin as a viable tender How to regulate the unregulatable, that is the conundrum. Amid the continual attempts by various governmental departments worldwide during recent times to place controls on the usage, trading and flow of virtual…
Read moreThe EBA issues a warning on Bitcoin, while Snoop Dogg jokes with the digital currency and drone deliveries Regulatory warnings and jokes? Does not seem like a really good week for Bitcoin, but not a bad one either, with volatility subsiding a little despite Friday’s news out of Europe. The day saw a double whamming as…
Read morePaypal’s Director sees it as a store of value, adds that regulation will boost merchant adoption As hectic volatility on the Bitcoin exchanges goes on, we are on a mission to explore recent factors behind the latest batch of dramatic moves. Yesterday Swiss lawmakers have given the needed “governmental” boost to the crypto-currency with a…
Read morePrices slump $300 from recent highs around mid $1200’s following the announcement The digital currency has been on a tear for the past couple of hours after the PBOC has announced at 08:00 GMT that it is forbidding financial institutions in the country to handle Bitcoin transactions. The announcement is coming only days after deputy…
Read moreBitStamp upgrades hardware, hires more customer support personnel While the wild ride of the digital currency continues, price discrepancies between different exchanges have subsided. With Bitcoin currently trading at $832 on BitStamp, prices on Mt Gox are $840 - a difference of only $8 is negligible considering the $100 discrepancies we observed a week ago.…
Read moreThe digital “tulip mania” surrounding the virtual currency is ongoing Following a record rise to highs around $750 on the Bitstamp exchange ($900 on Mt Gox), the virtual currency has dropped almost 40% to trade as of writing at $470. It is no wonder that Congress is holding hearings these days to gather more information…
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