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ItBit Secures $25 Million in Funding, Granted First NYDFS Regulatory Charter

May 7, 2015

Bitcoin exchange, ItBit, has managed to raise $25 million in funding, in essence becoming the inaugural digital currency firm to receive a charter from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYD...

Revised BitLicense Rules Released, Clauses Added in Consideration of Industry Concerns

February 5, 2015

Benjamin Lawsky, Superintendent for the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), has published a 46-page document of the revised “BitLicense” regulations. The latest rules account for the over 3,70...

Winklevoss Twins Looking to Launch Regulated US-Based Bitcoin Exchange

January 25, 2015

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, among the most prominent backers of Bitcoin and its regulation, plan on launching a fully regulated US-based Bitcoin exchange. None of the dozens of bitcoin exchanges currently ...

Coinbase Introduces USD Wallets for Instant Bitcoin Purchases

December 2, 2014

Coinbase has launched its USD Wallets, which allow users to send and store dollars with Coinbase. When purchasing some bitcoin, users will then not have to wait for a bank transfer to clear before their order...

Cannabis Coin Gets Off Its High After “Yes We CANN” Event, Loses 85%

October 28, 2014

Whatever gets high, must come down. Such is the case with most altcoins undergoing astronomical multifold gains. But the drop doesn’t usually happen so quickly. Cannabis Coin had its share of glory when it r...

Cannabis Coin rises over 1000% in October as altcoin set to become redeemable for 1 gram

October 19, 2014

Cannabis Coin (CANN) has skyrocketed by over 1000% this month as 1 CANN is set to become “officially” redeemable for 1 gram of cannabis, starting tomorrow at the “Yes We CANN” event at Phoenix’s Herbal Wellne...

Cannabis Road Hacked, $100,000 Worth Of BTC Stolen, May Shut Down

August 26, 2014

Deepdotweb reports that Cannabis Road has “officially been robbed of around $100,000 USD” in bitcoins (200 BTC), emptying its wallet. Cannabis Road is an online darknet marketplace dedicated to Cannabis, the...

BitLicenses Proposed in NY, What They Are And Reaction

July 17, 2014

Among US jurisdictions, New York has been one of the most involved in analyzing digital currencies, their risks, benefits, and potential means to regulate them. Spearheading the initiative has been a vibrant...

Ben Lawsky of New York DFS Talks Bitcoin Regulation on Reddit AMA

February 24, 2014

Financial regulation is a been a central topic for Bitcoins and other digital currencies. The lack of framework regulating Bitcoins has created a major difficulty for businesses active in the space. For ex...