SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The apparent collapse of Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox isn't bothering Anthony Hope and others who have ditched steady careers in government and finance to build bitcoin companies – and who stand to lose money they
The eye of big finance is finally turning towards cryptocurrency. Responding to requests from clients, Goldman Sachs has put out an early assessment of Bitcoin that says little about the bank's official position on BTC
Given its successful track record, some say this small company with just 50 employees has the heft to push Bitcoin past recent major problems and make it a legitimate rival to major currencies, such as the U.S. dollar and stores of value like gold.
Manchin, who is a member of the Senate banking committee, suggested in the letter — titled "Manchin Demands Federal Regulators Ban Bitcoin" — that a complete prohibition was appropriate because Thailand, China, and South Korea have already enacted
Bitcoin was created to provide an anonymous, digital currency free from government control or physical existence. But after the implosion of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, and the apparent obliteration of millions of dollars of investor money, some crypto