Europe Moves Forward To Bring Digital Currency Exchanges Under AML Directive
Apr 27, 2016 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Announcing a major breakthrough on Tuesday, European Digital Currency Blockchain Technology Forum(EDCAB), a new Brussels based public policy platform for digital currencies and distributed ledger technologies, said that...
Rosfinmonitoring: Cryptocurrency Ban Is Applicable, Could Require Revision Overtime
Apr 26, 2016 12:22 pm UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, Rosfinmonitoring, the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, has said that while it considers cryptocurrency ban in Russia to be quite applicable measure, it does not...
Gaming Marketplace Kinguin.net Enables Bitcoin Payouts To Meet New Demand From Users
Apr 26, 2016 09:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
Kinguin, a leading marketplace for digital games, has announced that it is now allowing merchants to withdraw their earnings in Bitcoins. It said that bitcoin has proven to be one of the most convenient payment methods...
UK Treasury Seeks To Bring Digital Currency Exchanges Into AML Regulation
Apr 26, 2016 06:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
The UK Treasury has revealed the action plan for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance. The report says that the action plan represents the most significant change to the countrys AML/CTF regime in over a...
Japanese Bitcoin Exchange bitFlyer Raises ¥3 Bln In Latest Funding
Apr 26, 2016 05:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
bitFlyer, a bitcoin exchange and marketplace headquartered in Tokyo, has announced that it has raised 30 billion yen in a Series C funding round led by Venture Labo Investment and SBI Investment, the venture capital...
Bitstamp Creates History, Becomes First Nationally Licensed Bitcoin Exchange
Apr 25, 2016 16:43 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp announced today that Luxembourg has granted it a license as a fully regulated Payment Institution. As a result, Bitstamp will become the first fully licensed bitcoin exchange in Europe, going into...
Indian Bitcoin Company Unocoin Launches Merchant PoS Mobile App
Apr 25, 2016 10:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Unocoin, an India based Bitcoin startup, has announced the launch of its merchant point-of-sale mobile app, called Unocoin PoS for both Android and iOS devices, which will make it easier for physical stores in India to...
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