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The disappearance of 650,000 BTC from Mt Gox was due to internal system irregularities and not external attacks, reports a Japanese newspaper.

Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan spoke out on bitcoin at a televised event late last week.

The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has stated that a ban on "cash equivalents" could have a negative impact on businesses.

Whether it was bankruptcy, allegations of fraud or clashes with the government, the bitcoin industry faced a fair share of scandal in 2014.

John Beccia, general counsel and CCO for Circle, shares his wish list for regulators focused on digital currency in 2015.

Charlie Shrem has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting an unlicensed money transmitting business.

A new study for the Federal Senate of Brazil seeks to examine how the spread of bitcoin and other digital currencies could impact its economy.

The Ukrainian chapter of the Bitcoin Foundation has given its opinion on a central bank statement concerning the legal status of bitcoin.

Ben Lawsky announced the latest revisions to the proposed New York BitLicense at a panel event in Washington.

Five individuals have been named in a Florida lawsuit that involves an altcoin pump-and-dump and the fraudulent presale of scrypt mining ASICs.

A new report into the effects of TorrentLocker malware has found that 98.55% of victims do not pay the bitcoin ransom.

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors has drafted guidance for regulating digital currency activity

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued temporary guidance for bitcoin businesses.

Former vice-governor of China's central bank, Wu Xiaoling, has said digital currencies like bitcoin "could co-exist with fiat currencies".

Bill payment service Living Room of Satoshi, which closed in October due to Australian tax regulations, is back online.

As bitcoin continues to be taken more seriously by banks and regulators, the industry needs lawyers to help smooth out bumps on its way to mainstream.

Western Union's BitLicense comment suggests it may be seeking to learn how it could adapt its services in the face of competition from bitcoin.

Bitcoin derivatives fall under the remit of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the body's chairman has claimed.

Estonia has told the European Court of Justice that VAT should apply to the full amount of digital currency trades, according to a report.

New details have emerged from LocalBitcoins following its earlier announcement that it would halt services in Germany.

The US Commodities Futures Trading Commission has made clear that bitcoin falls under its jurisdiction – what would regulation under CFTC look like?

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has said that bitcoin purchases will not be subject to sales taxes. According to a tax guidance memorandum from the agency’s Taxpayer Guidance Division dated 5th December (hat tip Marco Santori), digital currencies are a type of “intangible property” and, as such, are not subject to […]

The operator of two unlicensed digital currency exchanges has been ordered to pay more than $68,000 after a lengthy investigation by the US SEC.

Promoting bitcoin as a revolution is not likely to bring advantageous regulation – informed dialogue is the way to go, says Amor Sexton.

In a new interview with CoinDesk, US Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) said that his moratorium bill is meant to protect the development of cryptocurrency.