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BoE Official: Central Bank Digital Currency Would Need 'Extraordinary' Resilience

A Bank of England researcher wrote earlier this week that a central bank digital currency would need "extraordinary" levels of resilience to work.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 14, 2017

Securities regulators in Thailand have issued a new statement on initial coin offerings (ICOs).

By Stan HigginsSep 14, 2017

China-based exchange BTCC has announced it will be closing its doors to domestic trading, while Shanghai media indicates a broader crackdown.

By Pete RizzoSep 14, 2017

A paper from the Bank of Namibia makes familiar points about the risks of money laundering and the perils of a stateless currency.

By Marc HochsteinSep 14, 2017

A finance regulator in Dubai has become the latest agency to warn investors about initial coin offerings (ICOs).

By Stan HigginsSep 13, 2017

A self-regulatory body in China focused on online finance has issued a new warning on bitcoin exchange risks.

By Wolfie ZhaoSep 13, 2017

Another official at the SEC is speaking out on initial coin offerings, this time seeking to caution the market on financial reporting expectations.

By Stan HigginsSep 13, 2017

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority is the latest in a wave of regulators to issue a formal warning on initial coin offerings.

Researchers at Finland's central bank have dubbed bitcoin's economic system "revolutionary" in a new staff paper.

A second conference on blockchain-based fundraising has been cancelled following news that regulators in China have formally outlawed the use case.

By Pete RizzoSep 11, 2017