Markets Weekly: Price Jumps $50 in Four Days of Trading
The bitcoin price jumped $50 in four days of trading, but settled back below the $250 mark after crossing the threshold in earlier trading.
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Feb 16, 2015 at 1:23 p.m. UTC
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LazyCoins Launch Highlights Challenges for UK Bitcoin Businesses
A British startup boasting registration as a Money Services Business has launched a cryptocurrency exchange amid regulatory confusion.
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Feb 12, 2015 at 4:56 p.m. UTC
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Hong Kong Central Bank Warns Against Bitcoin Following Alleged Scam
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Markets Weekly: Slow Week for Bitcoin Price as 'Grexit' Looms
Bitcoin traded sideways over the last week, with the price largely unchanged, as the wider macro-economy awaits a possible Greek Eurozone exit.
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VICE Tours a Bitcoin Mine in China
VICE takes a tour of a secretive bitcoin mine in northern China.
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Feb 6, 2015 at 7:05 p.m. UTC
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Payments Processor ChainPay Launches to Challenge Coinbase, BitPay
A bootstrapped payment processor called ChainPay wants to take on giants Coinbase and BitPay from its Isle of Man base.
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Feb 6, 2015 at 11:27 a.m. UTC
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Italian Central Bank: No AML Requirement for Bitcoin Exchanges
Digital currency exchanges are not required to comply with anti-money laundering rules, according to new guidance from the Banca d'Italia.
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Feb 5, 2015 at 3:40 p.m. UTC
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Markets Weekly: Bitcoin Price Drops as Coinbase Euphoria Wanes
Following a price spike on major announcements from Coinbase two weeks ago, the bitcoin price has fallen back below $250.
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Feb 2, 2015 at 2:56 p.m. UTC
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UK Exchange Launches with Backing From Regulated E-Money Firm
The team behind an FCA-regulated e-money issuer has launched a bitcoin and litecoin exchange aimed at the UK market.
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Jan 30, 2015 at 4:57 p.m. UTC
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Research: Over $11 Million Lost in Bitcoin Scams Since 2011
At least $11m has gone to fraudsters running bitcoin scams in the last four years, university researchers have found.
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Jan 29, 2015 at 4:29 p.m. UTC
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