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

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

A new US Treasury Department study reports that bitcoin could possibly be used to fund terrorism but that the actual risk posed remains uncertain.

Bitcoin's security risk will "never be reduced to zero", according to a report released by insurance provider Lloyd’s today.

A teenager who instructed ISIL (or ISIS) supporters on how to use bitcoin has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to provide material support.

An executive in Australia has been reportedly victimized by online hackers after the company they work for was pressured into paying a bitcoin ransom.

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

Drug sales on the dark web actually increased after the closure of bitcoin-only marketplace Silk Road, a new survey has shown.

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

A New York City man was robbed of more than $1,100 in bitcoin at gunpoint late last month.

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

California's State Assembly has approved a bill calling for digital currency comapnies to be regulated in a similar way to banks.

With the passage of New York's final BitLicense proposal, CoinDesk seeks responses from the digital currency community on the law and its impact.

NYDFS superintendent Benjamin Lawsky released details of the final Bitlicense today, following a two-year inquiry by the New York regulator.

NYDFS Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky could unveil the finalized BitLicense during a Washington DC speech tomorrow.

The Ecuadorean government has ordered the nation's banks to comply with a new electronic money initiative within the next year.

Following a court ruling that sentenced Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht to life in prison, fervent debate about the ruling quickly spread online.

Ross Ulbricht has been sentenced to life in prison for the operation of Silk Road, the now-defunct online dark market.

Convicted Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht faces decades, if not life, in prison at a sentencing hearing tomorrow in New York.

Bitcoin attackers present "a new frontier" for cybercrime, a gathering of top security specialists heard in Barcelona this week.

A bill submitted to the New Jersey legislature proposes tax incentives for digital currency businesses that support local jobs.

Two New Jersey legislators have introduced a Digital Currency Jobs Creation Act that calls for tax breaks for bitcoin businesses.

The UK government should apply regulation to bitcoin wallets, multinational management consulting company Accenture has advised.

What might the new UK government's plans for bitcoin regulation look like and is it capable of creating a bitcoin hub?

California's money transmitter regulator released conflicting statements today regarding how bitcoin regulation will move forward in the state.