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Tech Interest Groups At Odds Over California Bitcoin Regulation

Technology trade groups are at odds with a bitcoin advocacy group over the best strategy for pursuing positive bitcoin regulation in California.

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US Bank Regulator Calls for Balanced Bitcoin Oversight

The head of the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has called for balanced regulation for financial technology such as bitcoin.

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What the New Australian Senate Report Means for Bitcoin

The release of the Senate Economics References Committee Report on Digital Currencies marks the start of the next phase for bitcoin in Australia.

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Bitcoin Exchanges Kraken and Bitfinex Cut Services in New York

Bitcoin exchanges Kraken and Bitfinex have indicated they will not be applying for licenses to operate in New York.

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Will Regulation Dictate the Location of the World’s Bitcoin Hub?

Former Luxembourg Cabinet minister Jean-Louis Schiltz examines whether it might be possible for one place to emerge as the world's bitcoin hub.

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New York Bitcoin Scene Divided As BitLicense Deadline Looms

As the BitLicense application deadline nears, which bitcoin companies will stay in New York and which will go?

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G7 Pledged Support for 'Appropriate' Bitcoin Regulation at June Summit

Representatives at a Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Germany this June announced support for "appropriate regulation of virtual currencies".

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Tokyo Court: Bitcoin Not Subject to Ownership

Tokyo's District Court has ruled that bitcoin is "not subject to ownership", with a judge telling a plaintiff he couldn't claim for lost Mt Gox coins.

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Italian Banking Group: Bitcoin's Advantage is its Network Effect

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published new submissions from a recent call for information on digital currencies.

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Japan Weighing Bitcoin Exchange Rules Amid Mt Gox Investigation

Japanese government officials are said to be weighing how to regulate bitcoin exchanges following renewed attention on past issues at Mt Gox.

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