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Researchers Propose RSCoin, a Permissioned Blockchain Currency Controlled by Central Banks

In September Bitcoin Magazine reported that Andrew G. Haldane, chief economist at the Bank of England (BoE), hinted at the possibility that the U.K. government...

BitFury Invests in Pan-African Bitcoin Trading Platform BitPesa

Bitcoin blockchain mining infrastructure provider BitFury has announced it has made a strategic investment in the universal African Bitcoin exchange  BitPesa.Founded in 2013, BitPesa sees itself...

Bank Securely in 130 Countries With Wirex Banking App

Wirex Limited, the company behind E-Coin, announced on Feb. 25 that it is set to debut a new hybrid banking solution this month.A waiting...

Japan Considers Regulating Virtual Currencies as Conventional Currency Equivalents

This post is by Krystle Vermes.Japanese legislators officially proposed handling virtual currencies as methods of payment on February 23, Nikkei reports. This would mean...

European Commission Plans Crackdown on Bitcoin: New Regulations by June

This post is by Chandra Lye.The executive body of the European Union (EU) has warned of a further crackdown on virtual currencies in hopes...

IMF: Virtual Currencies and Their Underlying Technologies Can Provide Faster and Cheaper Financial Services

On January 20, 2016 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, during the panel on Transformation of Finance, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released...

ChinaCoin: People’s Bank of China Plans National Digital Currency

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is studying the prospect of issuing its own digital currency and is aiming to roll out a product...

Russia Makes 2016 an Election Year for Bitcoin

After almost two years of being in a state of confusion on how to deal with the advent of digital currencies, it appears Russia...

The RAND Corporation Report: National Security Implications of Virtual Currency

The RAND Corporation, an influential global policy think tank with strong defense and homeland security ties, has released a report titled “National Security Implications...

Bitcoin’s Role as Hedge against Devaluation of Reserve Currencies like Azerbajian’s Manat

While recent global headlines have been dominated by chaos in Chinese and US equity markets, currency markets have also been volatile. The Azerbajiani...
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