Blockchain Technology Catching on in Legal Industry
Summary: Blockchain technology is beginning to change the legal industry, making mundane work easier and saving important information to the…
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Bitcoin Value Drops after Reports of Chinese Regulation
Summary: The value of Bitcoin fell dramatically on Thursday. On Thursday, Bitcoin saw its shares tumble by 13.6%, according to Business…
Bitcoin Ruled as Money by Second Judge
Summary: Another judge has ruled that bitcoin meets the definition of being legitimate money in a criminal case against Bitcoin.mx…
More Lawyers Accepting Bitcoin
Summary: More lawyers are accepting Bitcoins from clients, but not for retainers. Imagine being able to pay your lawyer with a…
Portland Law Firm Represents Party in Recent Bitcoin Settlement
Summary: A Portland law firm represented Ethan Burnside, who recently settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission for his involvement…
Butterfly Labs Shut Down by Federal Trade Commission’s Complaint
Summary: The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Butterfly Labs, a Kansas company that sold bitcoins. The suit alleges…
CFPB Says “You Are On Your Own” if Using Virtual Currencies
Summary: CFPB issues consumer advisory report on using virtual currencies and clarifies misconceptions and risks of using currencies like Bitcoin and…
Governor Jerry Brown Signs Alternative Currencies Bill Into Law
On Saturday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new bill into law that clears out state-level obstacles for alternative currencies,…
Bankrupt Bitcoin Exchange Stumbles upon $120 Million Stashed in Offline Wallets
Bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, which filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo last month, and raised doubts about the viability…
U.S. District Judge Loosens Freeze on Bitcoins
U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman, who froze the assets belonging to Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox Co., according to Bloomberg News,…
More Bitcoin Turmoil
The author of The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers – And the Coming of Cashless Society, David Wolman,…
Bitcoin in Money Laundering Operations
One of the first successful implementations of a distributed crypto-currency, Bitcoin was designed around the idea of using cryptography to…