Unlike many other controversial topics debated by government, the support and criticism of digital currencies transcend party lines.
A "heated debate" on bitcoin erupted during a panel discussion at the Asian Financial Forum on Tuesday.
Bitcoin's price has dragged Litecoin down with it, following news of China's alleged crackdown on third-party payment processors.
Casascius has stopped minting its collectible coins, following FinCEN's claims it was an unregistered “money transmitter”.
Indian authorities are allegedly preparing a public advisory to warn against the risks of emerging digital currencies.
Users of BTC China claim they must now provide identification to use their trading accounts.
Bitcoin transactions have been made exempt from capital gains tax after one year in Germany
The bitcoin community was reeling after it was revealed that California's financial regulator issued a cease and desist order to the Bitcoin Foundation.
Do FinCEN's regulations apply to miners? One US-based firm wants to find out, and has asked the regulatory body to clarify.
Bitcoin exchanges shouldn't expect the same free ride from regulators that giant "too-big-to-fail" banks like HSBC have enjoyed.
Some Canadian Bitcoin exchanges reportedly received letters from financial regulators saying they do not have to follow the rules required by US regulators.
So exactly what is in that court order that the US Department of Homeland Security used this week to clamp down on Dwolla-Mt. Gox transactions?
Bitcoin companies might think they're smarter than the online gamblers and have better connected investors but US authorities have rules of their own.
In the wake of reports linking the closure of several bitcoin exchanges with recently released guidance by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), CoinDesk spoke with Bitcoin Foundation general counsel Patrick Murck about the impact of the FinCEN regulations. (Murck is also a principal and founder of Engage Legal, with expertise in legal and regulatory […]
Forget price volatility and hacker attacks. The biggest threat to bitcoin’s future – at least in the United States – could be the little-known Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Writing in American Banker, Ecoins researcher and Bitcoin Foundation board member Jon Matonis describes how at least three US exchanges that trade bitcoins have shut down […]