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People should be able to use bitcoin exchanges without interference from banks, according to a Chinese central bank official.

Just how progressive is Canada's view on bitcoin? Canadian law expert Matt Burgoyne takes a look.

Ross Ulbricht, the alleged owner of online black marketplace Silk Road, has been denied bail.

Bitcoin auction site Bitmit has been deactivated and is being sold to the highest bidder.

Rabobank cancelled 99% of its customers’ transactions with bitcoin exchanges on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Polish bitcoin exchange Bidextreme.pl has been hacked and its customers’ bitcoin and litecoin wallets emptied.

Friends and family of Ross Ulbricht have raised more than $1m bail money for the alleged Silk Road owner.

Yesterday's banking subcommittee hearing in the Senate included many suggestions that bitcoin should be regulated.

Speakers suggested that bitcoin could be regulated as a commodity at a Senate Banking hearing today.

The Present and Future Impact of Virtual Currency hearing will take place today at the US Senate.

Crime is giving bitcoin a bad name. Could regulation help bitcoin fulfil its potential?

Don't bother running from regulation, said an agency director – because in the long term, there's nowhere to hide.

What are members of the bitcoin community trying to achieve with the bitcoin hearings today?

Participants will reveal differing opinions on anonymity and Silk Road at a key Senate bitcoin hearing on Monday.

The US Senate committee has revealed the responses it received to its previous requests for information on virtual currencies.

Less than 2% of worldwide bitcoin trading and real-time market making occurs within US jurisdiction.

John Law advises keeping your bitcoin safe, ponders bitcoin funding for political parties and recommends drinking wine (responsibly).

Should bitcoin transactions be marked to prove they didn't come from criminals? Should identities behind bitcoin addresses be verified?

We look at some of the more significant events in bitcoin's short but colorful legal history.

New York's financial regulator will hold a hearing on virtual currency and consider a specific license for bitcoin businesses.

The US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs is holding its hearing on virtual currencies next week.

Is bitcoin private money, a good or a voucher? CoinDesk looks at the UK government's stance on digital currency.

Patrick Murck, Jeremy Allaire and Jerry Brito are to speak at the US Senate hearing on bitcoin on Monday.

We look at the recent scams and hacks that have caused people to lose a lot of bitcoins.

Czech Republic-based bitcoin exchange Bitcash.cz has been hacked and up to 4,000 customers' wallets have been emptied.