Jeffrey Tucker is a well known public speaker on all aspects of virtual currency, which itself polarizes opinions. His recent appearance at Mises event in Massachusetts held Austrian economic principles in low esteem.
Read moreChina's central bank continues to attempt to legislate against the use of virtual currency. With SAFE having granted BGC Partners a license to provide FX Options in China, could the mainland's government begin to view FX as a lesser threat to its strict control over domestic markets?
Read moreBTC Global CEO Mauro Betschart waxes lyrical on the future of Bitcoin post MtGox in this week's LeapRate guest editorial
Read moreUncertainty has followed last year's soaring values and unprecedented demand in the aftermath of MtGox demise, with BTC values falling below $400 for the first time since last November. Would reviving MtGox be a very risky business? It is common practice in most industry sectors for large, stable companies which operate within a particular business segment…
Read moreFollowing the demise of MtGox resulting in 750,000 BTC losses to investors, former CEO Mark Karpeles notifies those concerned that 200,000 BTC have been located in offline wallets The highly unpredictable world of virtual currency has endured more than its fair share of extreme events over the last year, including fluctuating values when compared to…
Read moreWhilst virtual currencies have polarized the opinions of governments worldwide, CySec takes a conservative view, today issuing a warning to potential bitcoin traders Less than one day subsequent to the Singaporean financial markets regulatory authority having made its intention to regulate virtual currency intermediaries public, the ubiquitous Cypriot regulator, which operates in an island with…
Read moreUK authorities better figure out a way to tax digital currency transactions quick - service starts from the 10th of February We have gotten used to the fact that Bitcoin is here to stay all over the news wires and the latest batch comes from The Telegraph that has reported yesterday that PayPal's parent company…
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