Regulation


Finance

Fantasy Bitcoin Stock Market Sand Hill Fined $20K By SEC

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

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Markets

EBA: 51% Attack Remains Bitcoin’s Biggest Problem

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

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Markets

Erik Voorhees: BitLicense Requires 'Reckless' Data Collection

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

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Tech

Bitcoin Mining Pool BTC Guild to Close Over BitLicense Concerns

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

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Markets

Swiss Crypto Community Reacts to Bitcoin's VAT Exemption

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

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Markets

Bitcoin in the Headlines: US Teen Sparks ISIL Media Frenzy

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

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Markets

Russia's Central Bank Meets With Finance Reps for Bitcoin Talks

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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Markets

MasterCard: Digital Currency’s Risks Outweigh the Benefits

The risks presented by digital currencies far outweigh the benefits, MasterCard has claimed.

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Markets

Bitcoin Supporters Should Take a Page Out of the Uber Playbook

Angel investor Joe Maristela explores what people in the bitcoin space can learn from regulatory developments in the Philippines surrounding Uber.

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Bitcoin in the Headlines: BitLicense Arrives, But Wild West Remains

The BitLicense may have dominated media coverage this week, but a deeper dive show many of bitcoin's larger problems linger on.

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