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NJ Settles Bitcoin Case Vs. Online Gaming Co.

NJ Settles Bitcoin Case Vs. Online Gaming Co.

19 Nov 2013 / ABC News – An online video game company accused of infecting thousands of computers with malicious software and using that access to illegally mine for the electronic currency Bitcoin has agreed to pay a $1 million settlement, the New Jersey attorney general’s office

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Regulators See Value in Bitcoin, and Investors Hasten to Agree

Regulators See Value in Bitcoin, and Investors Hasten to Agree

19 Nov 2013 / NYT – The virtual currency bitcoin took a big step toward the mainstream on Monday as federal authorities signaled their willingness to accept it as a legitimate payment alternative. A number of federal officials told a Senate hearing that such financial networks offered

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BERNANKE: Bitcoin ‘May Hold Long-Term Promise’

BERNANKE: Bitcoin 'May Hold Long-Term Promise'

18 Nov 2013 / Business Insider – The beautiful thing about Bitcoin, digital currency enthusiasts will tell you, is that it doesn’t have a central bank. So with eyes on today’s Bitcoin Senate hearing, where does the world’s most powerful central banker stand on the elusive cryptocurrency?

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Why Isn’t Bitcoin Interesting To Leading Economists?

Why Isn't Bitcoin Interesting To Leading Economists?

18 Nov 2013 / Forbes – I’ve fielded variants of this question from non-economists many times. I always respond with the same question: What does Bitcoin have to teach us about the economy?  From a practitioner’s point of view, Bitcoin is small change. The total value of all

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Bitcoin Goes to Washington: Monday’s Hearing Is Just the Beginning

Bitcoin Goes to Washington: Monday’s Hearing Is Just the Beginning

18 Nov 2013 / Time.com – The first congressional hearing on how to regulate virtual currencies will take place on Monday afternoon before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Called “Beyond Silk Road: Potential Risks, Threats and Promises of Virtual Currencies,” the hearing comes six weeks after

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