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Home Office: UK Should Create a Crime-Fighting Cryptocurrency

The UK Home Office believes the government should consider creating its own digital currency that increases the traceability of transactions.

By Emily SpavenJun 24, 2015

Bryan Micon, former operator of bitcoin poker website Seals with Clubs, is set to face a Nevada judge this week.

By Stan HigginsJun 22, 2015

A report published by the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce has called for a regulatory "light touch" on bitcoin.

By Stan HigginsJun 18, 2015

The SEC has settled with Sand Hill Exchange, an experimental stock market that used bitcoin as a medium of exchange.

By Stan HigginsJun 17, 2015

Bitcoin’s biggest problem is still the threat of a 51% attack, according to Dr Dirk Haubrich of the European Banking Authority (EBA).

By Emily SpavenJun 17, 2015

ShapeShift founder and CEO Erik Voorhees discusses the company's new iOS app and its decision to stop serving the New York market.

By Stan HigginsJun 16, 2015

Bitcoin mining pool BTC Guild is shutting down later this month, and its operator has cited the BitLicense finalization as a major factor.

By Stan HigginsJun 16, 2015

Switzerland's bitcoin community has spoken out following confirmation that bitcoin is exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) in the country.

Bitcoin has been scrutinised in the past, but this week's criticism took a rather unexpected – and perhaps questionable – sense of humour.

Russia's central bank will meet representatives from the financial markets to discuss bitcoin regulation next week, a local news source claims.

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