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Japan Mulls Bitcoin Tax Following Mt. Gox Failure

Japan’s Ministry of Finance and national tax agency are reportedly studying ways of governing and taxing digital currency transactions.

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Mt. Gox Bankruptcy Support Line Opens for Business

The troubled exchange has opened a call center line and posted details of its bankruptcy filing on its website.

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Japan Pushes for International Effort on Bitcoin Regulation

Japanese regulators responded to the escalating situation at Mt. Gox by calling for international cooperation on the matter.

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Mt. Gox Faces US Subpoena and Investigation in Japan

The Mt. Gox saga is starting to attract attention from law enforcement on both sides of the Pacific.

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Japan's Top Regulators Suggest Mt. Gox Intervention Unlikely

Top Japanese financial organisations distanced themselves from Mt. Gox on Monday amid growing requests from customers for action.

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Watch This Man Confront CEO of Mt. Gox Over Missing Bitcoins

Inspired by CoinSearcher's three-day sit-in protest, Kolin Burges flew 12 hours from London to Tokyo to retrieve his coins.

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Reality Keys: Bitcoin's Third-Party Guarantor for Contracts and Deals

A new bitcoin service will help you settle bets, make predictions and hedge positions without human intervention.

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SoftTouch POS helps restaurants turn bitcoins into dollars

Restaurant electronic solutions maker SoftTouch POS is integrating bitcoin into its flagship point-of-sale payment system.

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