Latest from Yessi Bello Perez
Bitcoin is Exempt from VAT, Rules European Court of Justice
Bitcoin transactions will be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.

Deloitte: It’s Too Soon for Bitcoin to be Regulated
Multinational professional services firm Deloitte has questioned whether it is too soon to try and regulate bitcoin.

E-Tailer Offers $23,000 to Catch DDoS Attackers Demanding Bitcoin
An e-tailer is offering a $23,181 bounty to catch those who launched a DDoS attack against the firm's site before demanding a bitcoin ransom.

Spanish Tax Authorities Issue Bitcoin-Related Probe for Information
The Spanish Tax Authority has probed at least one bitcoin-friendly business for information on the way it handles digital currency payments.

Coinprism Launches Open Source Distributed Ledger
Coinprism has released Openchain, an open source, distributed permissioned ledger that targets enterprise and financial institutions.

21 Inc Applies for Digital Currency Mining Circuitry Patent
21 Inc, the best-funded company in bitcoin, has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Banks Investigated for Closure of Bitcoin Company Accounts
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating the actions of some banks for closing accounts of various bitcoin businesses.

Bitcoin in the Headlines: The Blockchain Reigns Supreme
Another great week for blockchain technology, heralded by Barclay's partnership with two distributed ledger startups.

Research: Bitcoin Price Higher Where Economic Freedoms Are Low
New academic research has found that the price of bitcoin is higher in countries with lower degrees of economic freedom.
