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Venezuela Seems to Be Cracking Down on Bitcoin

It appears that the Venezuelan authorities have had enough of Bitcoin. Over the past two weeks, police in the Latin American country arrested eight...

Bitcoin Exempt from UAE Central Bank’s Ban on Virtual Currencies

On January 1, 2017, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) published a new framework covering digital payments in the country. According...

Dutch Tax Authority Clarifies: Bitcoin Mixing Will Not Be Banned, But Will Raise Suspicion

As the Dutch proverb goes: “The soup is not eaten as hot as it is served.” Meaning: The threat is often not carried through...

Will Trump’s New Policies Boost U.S.–Mexico Bitcoin Remittances?

Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to build a wall along the U.S.–Mexico border as he had promised during his presidential...

Stricter Bitcoin Regulation, Ban on Mixers Recommended at Interpol, Europol Conference

It appears the global fight against Bitcoin money laundering has turned up a notch.Last week, more than 400 financial investigators from money laundering, cybercrime...

PBOC Meets With Leading Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges Amid Price Volatility

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) initiated meetings this week with leading bitcoin exchanges in both Beijing and Shanghai. PBOC representatives in Beijing met...

EU State-By-State Regulation of Bitcoin, Digital Currencies: What Are the Implications?

The European Commission’s recent decision to delay new anti-money laundering legislation by six-months is the latest in a string of new developments impacting digital...

Without Unified, Federal Regulations for Digital Currencies, the U.S. Risks Falling Behind

The divided regulatory policies and frameworks on digital currencies, including Bitcoin, in the United States have created an impractical ecosystem for startups to operate...

How Governments Subsidize Bitcoin’s Usefulness and the Bitcoin Price

Bitcoin Core contributor, Peter Todd, was recently interviewed on Bitcoin Uncensored by co-hosts Chris DeRose and Joshua Unseth. Ethereum, The DAO, private blockchains and...

Erik Voorhees: Complying With BitLicense Would Have Made ShapeShift Hack Much Worse

The recent hacks at ShapeShift, a sort of vending machine for altcoins, has been one of the biggest stories in Bitcoin for the past...
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