Bitcoin Foundation

Canada

Bitcoin Alliance Launches in Canada

As an educational resource, the organisation aims to assist users and promote the digital currency nationwide.

Business  ·  2 December 2013
Regulation

What Exactly Does the US Government Really Think of Bitcoin? Here’s the Story so Far

We look at some of the more significant events in bitcoin's short but colorful legal history.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 November 2013
Regulation

FinCEN, US Secret Service and Bitcoin Foundation among witnesses to speak at major hearing on bitcoin

Patrick Murck, Jeremy Allaire and Jerry Brito are to speak at the US Senate hearing on bitcoin on Monday.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 November 2013
Regulation

US Homeland Security committee to explore bitcoin’s potential in 18th Nov hearing

The US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is holding a hearing into bitcoin on 18th November.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 November 2013
Regulation

Senate committees to hold hearings about virtual currency

Two senate committees are expected to convene soon regarding regulatory issues related to decentralized electronic currencies such as bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2013
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Core Development Update #5 brings better transaction fees and embedded data

Forthcoming updates to bitcoin software will make for less confusion over transaction fees, and the ability to trade property.

Tech  ·  25 October 2013
Bitcoin

How “dumb mistakes” can lead to costly bitcoin losses

How carelessness, typographical errors and software design can cost you thousands of dollars in bitcoin.

Business  ·  24 October 2013
Crime

Fighting the war on bitcoin, one scam at a time

With drug marketplace Atlantis closing, we take a look at the scams and potentially negative connotations of bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 September 2013
Startups

Elizabeth Ploshay and Micky Malka elected to Bitcoin Foundation board

Elizabeth Ploshay and Micky Malka have been elected to the board of the Bitcoin Foundation.

Business  ·  23 September 2013
Regulation

Bitcoin Foundation presses for bitcoin campaign contributions

The Bitcoin Foundation wants people to be able to make election campaign contributions using the cryptocurrency.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 September 2013
Exchanges

Mt. Gox countersues bitcoin incubator CoinLab for $5.5 Million

With Mt Gox's $5.5m counterclaim against CoinLab, two Bitcoin Foundation board members are now suing each other's companies.

Markets  ·  16 September 2013
News

Jon Matonis joins the CoinDesk team

CoinDesk welcomes Bitcoin Foundation's Executive Director Jon Matonis as a contributing editor.

Markets  ·  9 September 2013
News

Bitcoin: a hopeful start, a stunning spurt, and what the Romans did

Twerking, increasing mining activity, and the Bitcoin Foundation at Capitol Hill have all got John Law excited this week.

Markets  ·  30 August 2013
Regulation

Bitcoin Foundation sets the record straight at Capitol Hill

The Bitcoin Foundation educated US policy makers about digital currency in a meeting in Washington DC's Capitol Hill yesterday.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 August 2013
Regulation

What happened at the US regulators’ bitcoin meeting?

The Bitcoin Foundation's meeting with a number of US government departments yesterday was productive and encouraging.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 August 2013