Regulation


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Taiwan Regulators Block Robocoin Bitcoin ATMs

Taiwan's Financial Services Commission said it will block bitcoin ATMs there, after Robocoin announced plans to expand installations.

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Malaysian Central Bank Has No Plans To Regulate Bitcoin

Malaysia's central bank, the Bank Negara Malaysia, has issued a brief but hands-off statement about bitcoin.

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Statistics Chief at China's Central Bank Bearish on Bitcoin

Statistics chief at the People's Bank of China has cast doubt on bitcoin's future as currency.

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Indian Tax Authorities Seek Clarification on Bitcoin

Taxmen have paid an unusually friendly visit to an Indian bitcoin startup, asking for advice.

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Lebanon's Central Bank Issues Bitcoin Warning

The Bank of Lebanon has issued the first digital currency warning in the region.

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Price Discovery in the Absence of Bitcoin Exchanges

If bitcoin exchanges become threatened out of existence, price discovery will still find a way.

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Taiwan Welcomes New Year with Bitcoin Warning

Taiwanese regulators have issued a joint statement warning against the use of bitcoin in Taiwan.

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Policy

The Reserve Bank of India Has No Plans to Regulate Bitcoin

The Reserve Bank of India does not wish to develop a regulatory framework for digital currencies.

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FinCEN: Bitcoin Miners Need Not Register as Money Transmitters

The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) says bitcoin mining "for users' own purposes" is not money transmission.

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Indian Bitcoin Exchanges Suspend Operations Following RBI Warning

Several Indian bitcoin exchanges have halted trading following a statement issued by the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday.

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