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Tag Archives: Virtual currency

26Jan/22

The launch of the LGBT+ digital currency provoked heated debate on Twitter. But just why are cryptocurrencies so controversial?

January 26, 2022FinanceBitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptography, Currency, Decentralization, Digital currency, Financial technology, Payment systems, Uberisation, Virtual currencysmbale

Jan 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An attractive alternative investment or no better than a Ponzi scheme? Cryptocurrencies are controversial – challenging conventional financial wisdom and worrying regulatory authorities around the world.
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11Jan/18

South Korea plans to ban cryptocurrency trading

January 11, 2018FinanceAlternative currencies, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Attackers, Bitstamp, Blockchains, Business/Finance, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptography, Currency, Digital currencies, Economics of bitcoin, Economy, Finance, Grace Lee, Legality of bitcoin by country or territory, Money, Seoul, South Korea, Virtual currencysmbale

The South Korean government says it plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, sending bitcoin prices plummeting and throwing the virtual coin market into turmoil. Grace Lee reports. Continue reading →

10Oct/17

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia turns cold on crypto-currencies

October 10, 2017FinanceAlternative currencies, Asia, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Attackers, Bitcoin/US Dollar FX Spot Rate, FX Spot Rate, COMPOSITE DISPLAY, Cryptocurrencies, Currency, Digital currencies, Europe, finance terrorism, Financial technology, Geography of Europe, Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Legality of bitcoin by country or territory, Money, Moscow, Russia, Russia's central bank, Sergei Shvetsov, Sergey Anatolevich Shvetsov, Sochi, Virtual currency, Vladimir Putinsmbale

SOCHI, RUSSIA (OCTOBER 10, 2017) (RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE) – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (October 10) crypto-currencies were risky and used for crime, as Russia’s central bank said it would block websites selling bitcoin and its rivals – a change of tone from a month-old promise to legalise the market. Continue reading →

05Aug/17

Bitcoin trading needs stringent regulation, supervision: market makers and players

August 5, 2017FinanceAlipay, Alternative currencies, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Attackers, Bitcoin network, Blockchains, Business/Finance, China, China Central Television, Cryptocurrencies, Currency, Digital currencies, Exonumia, Free software, Legality of bitcoin by country or territory, Li Lin, Money, Numismatics, Virtual currency, Wang Ruixi, WannaCry ransomware attack, Yang Taosmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – More irregularities about the concocted online payment unit, bitcoin, have aroused more concerns of monetary regulators everywhere. Continue reading →

27Jul/17

U.S. indicts alleged bitcoin laundering ‘mastermind’

July 27, 2017LegalAlexander Vinnik, Alternative currencies, Bitcoin, BTC-e, Country: United States, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency exchange, Currency, Dark web, Darknet market, David Doyle, Decentralization, Economy, Finance, Financial technology, Greece, Jeff Sessions, Money, Mt. Gox, U.S. Department of Justice, United States, Virtual currencysmbale

The U.S indicts Alexander Vinnik, a Russian man accused of laundering $4bn in bitcoin through the BTC-e crypto-currency exchange. David Doyle reports.
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