Why Russia’s attempt to block Bitcoin sites is a much deeper issue Russia is not a country known for its hospitality and respecting freedom of speech on the Internet. Similar to The… Read More
Bitcoin recognition slowly gaining steam in spite of setbacks It’s been a busy few weeks as far as law and regulations for Bitcoin go. New York’s BitLicense has gone… Read More
BitLicense is designed to kill Bitcoin innovation One of the hottest topics in the Bitcoin world as of late is the BitLicense regulatory framework. Both Bitcoin companies… Read More
BitLicense causes some exchanges to cut services in New York Two of the world’s largest Bitcoin exchanges, Kraken and Bitfinex, have decided to cut their service offerings in New York by… Read More
Japanese court rules Bitcoin is not worthy of legal protection A Japanese court came to a surprising conclusion, ruling that Bitcoin is not a tangible property worthy of legal protection. This… Read More
Pioneer Robocoin facing legal challenges over undelivered ATMs Bitcoin ATMs have emerged as one of the key technologies for Bitcoin. In theory, these ATMs allow people to quickly… Read More
Japanese authorities to charge Mt. Gox CEO with fraudulent system manipulation The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is reportedly going to charge Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of the fallen Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox,… Read More
A Bitcoin article from 2013 might be the downfall of this Russian site Russian news site ‘Zuckerberg Pozvonit’ has been ordered by the Kremlin’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor to delete or edit a Bitcoin-related article published in… Read More
European Union says Bitcoin is exempt from VAT In 2013, Swedish software developer David Hedqvist asked the European Union if Bitcoin transactions were exempt from VAT (value added… Read More
Putin talks Bitcoin, admits digital currencies have their uses When Putin talks, the world listens. And now the ever controversial President is setting his sights on Bitcoin, having recently… Read More
