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Reserve Bank of India won’t regulate virtual currency Bitcoin, yet – Economic Times

Reserve Bank of India won’t regulate virtual currency Bitcoin, yet
Economic Times
BANGALORE: India’s central bank is “watching” Bitcoin, the virtual currency that is gaining popularity among Net users, but has no intention of regulating it right now. The Reserve Bank of India, which has its hands full trying to arrest the slump in …

Economic Times

Reserve Bank of India won't regulate virtual currency Bitcoin, yet
Economic Times
BANGALORE: India's central bank is "watching" Bitcoin, the virtual currency that is gaining popularity among Net users, but has no intention of regulating it right now. The Reserve Bank of India, which has its hands full trying to arrest the slump in ...

Bitcoin regulation likely as states and feds warn of criminal use – Daily Caller

Bitcoin regulation likely as states and feds warn of criminal use
Daily Caller
After last week’s federal ruling that alternative electronic currency Bitcoin is real money, state and federal governments are already jumping at the chance to see when and how to regulate the novel technology. The Senate Homeland Security and …

Bitcoin regulation likely as states and feds warn of criminal use
Daily Caller
After last week's federal ruling that alternative electronic currency Bitcoin is real money, state and federal governments are already jumping at the chance to see when and how to regulate the novel technology. The Senate Homeland Security and ...

Regulator Examines Bitcoin Practices – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

Regulator Examines Bitcoin Practices
Wall Street Journal
New York’s top banking regulator has issued subpoenas to roughly two dozen companies associated with bitcoin as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into the business practices of the fledgling virtual-currency industry, according to people familiar with the …

Wall Street Journal

Regulator Examines Bitcoin Practices
Wall Street Journal
New York's top banking regulator has issued subpoenas to roughly two dozen companies associated with bitcoin as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into the business practices of the fledgling virtual-currency industry, according to people familiar with the ...

9 things you should know about Bitcoins – Economic Times

Economic Times

9 things you should know about Bitcoins
Economic Times
There’s a huge buzz around Bitcoin because it only exists online. It can be generated, traded and used to buy things over untraceable online transactions. Want to know even more? Hitesh Raj Bhagat & Karan Bajaj delve deep to get you all the answers.
15 reasons why Bitcoins are better than goldTelecomsTech (blog)
The Age of E-MoneySBWire (press release)

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Economic Times

9 things you should know about Bitcoins
Economic Times
There's a huge buzz around Bitcoin because it only exists online. It can be generated, traded and used to buy things over untraceable online transactions. Want to know even more? Hitesh Raj Bhagat & Karan Bajaj delve deep to get you all the answers.
15 reasons why Bitcoins are better than goldTelecomsTech (blog)
The Age of E-MoneySBWire (press release)

all 3 news articles »

Government increases scrutiny of Bitcoin – Washington Post (blog)

Government increases scrutiny of BitcoinWashington Post (blog)Government officials increase scrutiny of Bitcoin: A Senate committee is evaluating how federal regulators and law enforcement officials plan to oversee Bitcoin and other forms of virtual cu…

Government increases scrutiny of Bitcoin
Washington Post (blog)
Government officials increase scrutiny of Bitcoin: A Senate committee is evaluating how federal regulators and law enforcement officials plan to oversee Bitcoin and other forms of virtual currency amid increased concerns about the emerging markets they ...

Coinsetter Discusses Bitcoin Regulation on CNBC

Coinsetter CEO, Jaron Lukasiewicz, discussed recent regulation in the bitcoin space with Kayla Tausche and Bill Griffeth on CNBC’s Closing Bell. This conversation was part of a back-to-back segment with New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky. Watch the recap by clicking below.

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US Senate committee takes a hard look at virtual currencies like Bitcoin – PCWorld

US Senate committee takes a hard look at virtual currencies like BitcoinPCWorldA prominent U.S. Senate committee has launched a formal inquiry to investigate criminal activity and other risks tied to the use of virtual currencies such as Bitcoins. The …

US Senate committee takes a hard look at virtual currencies like Bitcoin
PCWorld
A prominent U.S. Senate committee has launched a formal inquiry to investigate criminal activity and other risks tied to the use of virtual currencies such as Bitcoins. The inquiry was revealed in a letter from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security ...

FINANCE > New York launches Bitcoin investigation – Hurriyet Daily News

FINANCE > New York launches Bitcoin investigationHurriyet Daily NewsA New York regulator announced a probe into virtual currencies like Bitcoin Aug.12, saying they could be used by drug traffickers and gun runners and threaten US national security. …

FINANCE > New York launches Bitcoin investigation
Hurriyet Daily News
A New York regulator announced a probe into virtual currencies like Bitcoin Aug.12, saying they could be used by drug traffickers and gun runners and threaten US national security. As part of the probe, according to a person familiar with the matter ...

Cracking Down on e-Money like Bitcoin and Yandex – Economic Times

Economic TimesCracking Down on e-Money like Bitcoin and YandexEconomic TimesMOSCOW: Governments are finally coming to terms with the reality of e-money, and the US court case against an alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scheme is only one example. Russia and Ukrai…

Economic Times

Cracking Down on e-Money like Bitcoin and Yandex
Economic Times
MOSCOW: Governments are finally coming to terms with the reality of e-money, and the US court case against an alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scheme is only one example. Russia and Ukraine are also struggling with internet currency controversies. On August 12 ...

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Lawmakers, Banking Regulators Take On Bitcoin – NPR

Lawmakers, Banking Regulators Take On BitcoinNPRThe New York Department of Financial Services has issued subpoenas to several companies using the virtual currency bitcoin for more information on how they do business. Audie Cornish talks to Jerry Brito,…

Lawmakers, Banking Regulators Take On Bitcoin
NPR
The New York Department of Financial Services has issued subpoenas to several companies using the virtual currency bitcoin for more information on how they do business. Audie Cornish talks to Jerry Brito, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center ...

Senate jumps into Bitcoin fray – The Hill (blog)

Senate jumps into Bitcoin frayThe Hill (blog)The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee has launched a review of how the government regulates virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. The panel sent a letter on Monday to seven federal agen…

Senate jumps into Bitcoin fray
The Hill (blog)
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee has launched a review of how the government regulates virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. The panel sent a letter on Monday to seven federal agencies, requesting information about any ...

US Senate Panel Kicks Off Broad Look at Bitcoin – Voice of America

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US Senate Panel Kicks Off Broad Look at Bitcoin
Voice of America
WASHINGTON — A powerful U.S. Senate Committee has started an inquiry into Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, asking a range of regulators to list what safeguards are in place to prevent criminal activity. In an August 12 letter to Secretary of …

Voice of America

Senate committee wants to know how the feds are handling Bitcoin, too – Ars Technica

Senate committee wants to know how the feds are handling Bitcoin, too
Ars Technica
In just one day, sources revealed, New York state regulators subpoenaed 22 Bitcoin-related companies, and a United States Senate committee wrote a letter (PDF) to the Department of Homeland Security asking for “policies, procedures, guidance, …

Senate panel kicks off broad look at Bitcoin – Reuters

Senate panel kicks off broad look at Bitcoin
Reuters
The lawmakers’ interest comes among increased scrutiny of virtual currencies, electronic money that can be passed between parties without traditional banking or money transfer systems, of which Bitcoin is the most prominent one. This week, a memo …

Senate panel kicks off broad look at Bitcoin
Reuters
The lawmakers' interest comes among increased scrutiny of virtual currencies, electronic money that can be passed between parties without traditional banking or money transfer systems, of which Bitcoin is the most prominent one. This week, a memo ...

Congress starts investigating Bitcoin – Washington Post (blog)

Congress starts investigating BitcoinWashington Post (blog)Bitcoin, the once-obscure virtual currency, is getting attention from the most mainstream of all institutions: Congress. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Thomas Carper…

Congress starts investigating Bitcoin
Washington Post (blog)
Bitcoin, the once-obscure virtual currency, is getting attention from the most mainstream of all institutions: Congress. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Thomas Carper (D-Del.) and his Republican counterpart Tom Coburn (R-Okla ...

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