Regulation


Markets

Italian Parliament to Host First Bitcoin Hearings this June

Italian lawmakers will receive additional education on bitcoin technology at two meetings to be held this month.

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Markets

Isle of Man Outlines Plans for Digital Currency Regulation

The Isle of Man's Department of Economic Development is set to introduce controls on digital currencies such as bitcoin.

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Markets

Ripple Labs Joins Mainstream NACHA Financial Industry Alliance

Ripple Labs has been accepted into the NACHA Payments Innovation Alliance, a non-profit organization that oversees the ACH network.

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Markets

Former Visa Exec to Join BitPay as Chief Compliance Officer

BitPay's latest hire finds the company luring top talent away from traditional payments providers.

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Markets

How to Succeed With Your Bitcoin Startup

If you build it, will they come? Here's how to stay on the path to bitcoin startup success.

Startup successes

Markets

How Swarm Plans to Become the Facebook of Crowdfunding

The world's first decentralized crowdfunding platform should provide a simple way to create cryptographic shares in new companies.

Leveraging the power of the Swarm

Markets

Central Bankers Argue Digital Currency Requires Institutional Control

A new report suggests that central banks could one day integrate bitcoin's underlying technology.

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Markets

Bitcoin Closer to Attaining Lawful Money Status in California

AB-129, the bill that would recognize digital currencies as lawful money, has moved to the Senate floor for consideration.

California Assembly

Policy

IRS: No Bitcoin Reporting Required for FinCEN Foreign Banking Tax Form

The government agency added that this policy could be changed for future tax years.

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Tech

Fidor Exec: Banks Can't Avoid Competition from Cryptocurrencies

Fidor COO Michael Maier tells CoinDesk about the bank's growing role in serving and expanding the digital currency ecosystem.

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