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UK Treasury Committee MP: Bitcoin Doesn't Need New Laws

A member of the UK Parliament's Treasury Select Committee has said bitcoin is an "excellent" payment system that doesn't need a new set of rules.

The Cryptocurrency Protocol Protection and Moratorium Act seeks to place a moratorium on federal and state-level regulation for five years.

Di Stan Higgins4 dic 2014

The UK Digital Currency Association and others have responded to the Treasury's public call for information on digital currencies.

The NYDFS has published all public comments on the BitLicense, revealing concerns from Amazon, Walmart and Western Union.

Di Pete Rizzo3 dic 2014

MasterCard has spoken out against bitcoin's perceived risks and called for a regulatory "level playing field" for payments systems including bitcoin.

Coinbase now allows account holders in 16 US jurisdictions to maintain US dollar balances for instant bitcoin trades.

Prepaid cards, Wall Street and first generation bitcoin companies have gone through unregulated growing pains – what can we learn from them?

Di Daniel Cawrey29 nov 2014

Bitcoin entrepreneur and banking family scion Matthew Mellon will serve as executive committee chairman for the Chamber of Digital Commerce.

Di Stan Higgins25 nov 2014

While not yet official, there are hints that bitcoin transactions might not be liable for VAT in the Netherlands.

Bitcoin requires forceful and aggressive legal defense, not complicity with governments in crafting policy and regulations.

Di Jon Matonis24 nov 2014

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