What Will Chinese New Year Mean for Bitcoin?
It's Chinese New Year, and a deadline for payment processors and bitcoin exchanges is approaching, but most aren't worried.
It's Chinese New Year, and a deadline for payment processors and bitcoin exchanges is approaching, but most aren't worried.
Fred Wilson shares his thoughts after testifying at yesterday's public hearing for the State Department of Financial Services, NYC.
Day two of New York's bitcoin hearings saw the emergence of a loose consensus of regulatory goals.
Find out the key information about this week's hearings on bitcoin in New York.
New York regulators announced upcoming bitcoin regulation in 2014, but what that will entail is still up for debate.
BitInstant's Charlie Shrem has resigned from the Bitcoin Foundation's board of directors following his arrest over money laundering allegations.
BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem has been released on bail following an appearance before Manhattan's US District Court.
Unlike many other controversial topics debated by government, the support and criticism of digital currencies transcend party lines.
Digital currency luminaries will testify in New York today, days after a leading NY bitcoin advocate's arrest.
Check out CoinDesk's Silk Road timeline.
The Bank of Russia has issued a statement on digital currencies, echoing warnings by regulators across the globe.
Charges have been filed against exchange owner Charlie Shrem for allegedly selling $1m in bitcoins to Silk Road users.
No longer the preserve of radical libertarians, bitcoin will soon be dominated by a different animal: the suited businessman.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sberbank CEO German Gref voiced his support for digital currencies.
The symposium, being held at the Miami Beach Convention Center, brought a huge crowd with all seats full.
The NYDFS has announced the witness list for its upcoming hearings on virtual currency.
A Florida man has been charged with selling a deadly toxin to US agents through Black Market Reloaded.
The Swedish Tax Agency is drafting rules for bitcoin users and programmers that would treat bitcoins as assets.
Microsoft has gone on the offensive against Sefnit: remotely removing an old version of Tor from two million computers.
A US bitcoin user has been arrested for allegedly selling a semi-automatic pistol to Dutch law enforcement officials.
A Quebec-based economic thinktank believes that bitcoin could become a "common currency".
Finland’s central bank has declared that bitcoin does not meet the country's definition of a currency.
Israel isn't ignoring bitcoin, it is simply waiting to see what the rest of the world does first.
The amendment would track bitcoin transactions exceeding €1,000 to abide by the nation’s anti-money laundering laws.
The country only recognizes Canadian bank notes and coins, according to a Department of Finance email statement.
The UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme has warned it won't compensate lost digital currencies such as bitcoin and litecoin.
US Senator Tom Carper has called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to clarify its position on bitcoin.
The 29,655 bitcoins seized by US law enforcement from Silk Road will be liquidated by the government.
Indonesia's central bank is the latest to warn against using bitcoin, saying it could even break national currency laws.
The UK authority is likely to reclassify bitcoin as a 'private currency' and thus significantly reduce its tax liability.
