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Bitcoins and gambling go together like pedals on a bike, but the use of cryptocurrencies in the highly regulated US is still at the conceptual stage.

Central bank-issued digital currencies could stifle private-sector payments innovation, a senior Federal Reserve official said today.

A Texas lawmaker has put forward a proposed constitutional amendment that would protect the right to own and use digital currencies like bitcoin.

Australia’s government has committed funding to develop blockchain standards, while a new roadmap for the initiative has also been released.

A bill that would have enabled North Dakota's government officials to study virtual currency regulation has failed.

An official from Japan’s central bank invoked failed ethereum-based project The DAO in a speech yesterday.

Digital currency exchange Coinbase said today that it will stop serving customers in Hawaii following regulatory changes in the US state.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a new report on blockchains and distributed ledgers.

Lawmakers in Arizona’s legislature have unanimously advanced a bill that recognize blockchain signatures and smart contracts under state law.

European regulators should embrace cryptocurrencies, the prime minister of Malta argued in a speech yesterday.

Hawaii's new 'bitcoin bill' passed a notable milestone this week.

Danish police are claiming to have developed software for tracing bitcoin transactions that has led to successful drug convictions, according to local reports. As reported by Berlingske, a new toolkit has reportedly enabled law enforcement officials in Denmark to press forward in cases involving the digital currency. The Danish National Police Cyber Crime Center (NC3) is said to […]

Legislators in West Virgina want to make it a felony to launder money with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Poland’s Financial Ombudsman has called on the country’s Ministry of Finance to regulate the cryptocurrency exchanges.

A lawmaker in California has proposed prohibiting the use of bitcoin and other digital currencies for private raffles.

The EU Parliament’s in-house research office has published a new wide-ranging report on blockchain tech.

Japan, a relatively quiet and traditionally isolated market, is about to set a precedent that could change the cryptocurrency sector.

A new European Parliament proposal aims to prevent geo-blocking of consumers in the economic bloc, including users of digital currencies.

A new bill in New Hampshire that would exempt users from existing MSB laws took a step forward this week.

Despite a slight delay, the trial of two individuals tied to the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Coin.mx has commenced.

A proposal to study bitcoin regulation in North Dakota has reportedly run into some opposition.

The executive arm of the European Union government is planning to expand its work on blockchain, an official said last week.

Luis Buenaventura looks at new rules aimed at bitcoin firms in the Philippines, arguing that, cost burden aside, there's reason to be optimistic.

Impending EU laws, although not aimed directly at the blockchain industry, could prove impactful to its practices, says attorney Jacek Czarnecki.

Uganda’s central bank has a new warning for local residents: stay away from Onecoin, a digital currency scheme widely accused of being a scam.