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Washington state has issued a new warning to potential buyers of digital currencies, citing its volatility as a potential consumer danger.

George Osborne, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, has issued new remarks about digital currencies.

A number of privacy-oriented email service providers have been targeted by DDoS extortionists demanding payment in bitcoin.

A new indictment has been filed against Anthony Murgio, the former operator of the bitcoin exchange Coin.mx.

Commissioner Kara Stein, the highest-ranking official at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, has issued new remarks about the blockchain.

A fake LocalBitcoins app is being distributed on the Google Play store in a bid to steal user bitcoins.

The US Marshals Service is auctioning off the remaining 44,000 BTC confiscated from Ross Ulbricht during the Silk Road investigation today.

A smoke shop in Atlanta, Georgia, was robbed of its bitcoin ATM during a brazen Tuesday night heist.

Digital Currency Group's Genesis Trading and bitcoin hedge fund Binary Financial are set to participate in a government auction of bitcoin this week.

A new report looks at the CryptoWall ransomware and its components in an attempt to analyze its success.

Infighting between the New York State Department of Financial Services and the governor’s office has reportedly led to the resignation of key figures.

Russia's Deputy Finance Minister has confirmed the country's plans to penalise the conversion of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin into the ruble.

A Spanish court has remanded in custody the alleged operators of a pyramid scheme that used a fake digital currency called ‘unete’. Temporary imprisonment pre-trial is typically set as a precaution to avoid defendants from fleeing or destroying necessary evidence during a case. The court documents, dated 21st October, state that Jose Manuel Ramirez Marco and Maria del […]

The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) of Saskatchewan, Canada, has cleared a bitcoin startup of breaching securities law.

Victims of malware, such as bitcoin ransomware Cryptolocker, should pay off the perpetrators, an FBI agent has advised.

This week's bitcoin VAT exemption in the European Union was well-met by exchange operators.

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A number of digital currency groups and businesses are partnering with law enforcement agencies on a new public-private discussion forum.

Bitcoin transactions will be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.

Bitcoin may pose a risk for terrorist financing, according to a new report from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Multinational professional services firm Deloitte has questioned whether it is too soon to try and regulate 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.

The government of Jersey is pushing ahead with plans to pass digital currency legislation governing business activity on the island.

The Australian government is set to look at how the country's central bank and securities regulator oversee bitcoin activities.

Carl Force, a corrupt federal agent who worked undercover at bitcoin-accepting drug marketplace Silk Road, was sentenced to 78 months in prison today.