Russia Blocks Online Bitcoin Exchange in Midst of Blockchain Reform
Russia blocks one of the largest running cryptocurrency exchanges, BTCe, following BitStamp's voluntary IP block of its Russian users. These...
Legislation
The Netherlands Wants Clear Regulatory Guidelines For FinTech and Bitcoin Startups
The Netherlands is often seen as a region where regulators are doing their best to keep up with financial innovation....
New California Bill Aims To Weaken Smartphone Encryption
Smartphone encryption has been a topic of heavy debate over the past few months, and the opinions are divided to...
Bitcoin To Benefit From Central Bank of Nigeria’s International Card Ban
By the look of things, trouble is brewing in parts of Africa, as the Central bank of Nigeria has issued...
Lacksidasical AML Efforts Help Fund Terrorist Attacks – Bitcoin Not To Blame
Contrary to popular belief, Bitcoin is not the preferred currency to fund terrorist attacks. Due to its open ledger accountability...
G7 Leaders Looking To Regulate Digital Currencies
The G7 nations have been reported to have plans to tighten up their grips with the regulation of digital currencies...
Senator John McCain Pushing Government Access to Encryption Protected Data
US Senator John McCain told reporters that he will be holding hearings and will pursue legislation to require companies to...
European High Court Decides Bitcoin Should be Tax-Free
Today, the 22nd of October, The European Union's top court ruled that Bitcoin and digital currencies should be exempt from...
