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Bitcoin Politics

PayPal Expresses its Thoughts on Bitcoin Regulation

PayPal has some interesting feelings towards bitcoin.  Apparently, while the currency itself shouldn’t be up for regulation, businesses that deal in it should.The company made a submission to the Australian Senate committee investigating the regulation of digital currencies that calls for the recognition of differences…
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January 14, 2015
Bitcoin Politics

Introducing… ForexBroker Inc

So we’ve added a new brokerage to our top brokers this week – ForexBroker Inc . We thought this company may be of interest to our user base as it not only offers bitcoin as a tradable asset, it also accepts US traders – something…
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January 14, 2015
Bitcoin Politics

New Bitcoin Embassies in Asia Bring World Total to 17

Bitcoin Embassy Seoul Two new Asian 'bitcoin embassies' opened last week in Seoul and Tokyo, with a shared mission to bring bitcoin's message to a more general audience.There are now 17 such advocacy centres worldwide, in all major regions except Africa. However, the organization behind the movement…
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January 13, 2015
Bitcoin Politics

CFTC Commissioner Opens Up about Bitcoin

ForexMinute.com – While the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) still remains undecided on their proceedings towards Bitcoin regulations, its commissioner – Commissioner Mark Wetien – proved himself to be more open this new commodity-cum-payment-technology.In his recent Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal, Wetien wrote lengths…
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January 9, 2015
Bitcoin Politics

Coin Center Launches its Website

Education and research institution Coin Center has launched its website.  Its focus will be policy issues relating to bitcoin and cryptocurrency.The institution states on its homepage:“Think of us as a think tank for blockchain technology.  Our mission is to build a better understanding of the…
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January 6, 2015
Bitcoin Politics

Coin Center Unveils Bitcoin-Focused Public Policy Website

Coin Center, a non-profit research and advocacy centre, announced today the launch of its new website that offers educational resources and detailed information about the organisation.The group focuses on the public policy issues facing cryptocurrency technologies such as bitcoin. It provides updates on advocacy efforts,…
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January 6, 2015
Bitcoin Politics

Bitwage And Amagi Metals Partner For Bitcoin Payroll

Bitcoin-friendly Amagi Metals has announced that its entire staff will voluntarily accept a portion of individual employee paychecks in Bitcoin in 2015 through Bitwage . CEO of Amagi Metals Stephen Macaskill said the company is taking this action to advance its ability to function fully…
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January 6, 2015
Bitcoin Politics

California Delays Formal Decision on Bitcoin Regulation

DBO, California California’s financial services and money transmitters regulator did not rule on whether it would regulate bitcoin at a scheduled December meeting.The meeting of California’s Department of Business Oversight (DBO) was first revealed in early December by Bloomberg . Though details were scarce, spokesperson…
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January 5, 2015
Bitcoin Politics

6 (More) Bitcoin Myths Debunked

We've all heard them before.As a groundbreaking innovation, bitcoin naturally attracts skeptics just as strongly as it attracts supporters, and the technical and theoretical complexity of the digital currency can cause a considerable amount of confusion with those who are not 'in the know'.The result is…
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January 4, 2015

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