virtual currency
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How the U.S. Government Regulates Crypto Could Come Down to Its Definition
What is crypto? Is it something that’s bought and sold like stock in a publicly traded company, or is it a commodity, something that itself can interact with futures agreements? It’s a question at the heart of new legislation that would grant oversight of digital assets to a relatively small regulatory body. This could incentivise…
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One Of The Biggest Bitcoin Exchanges Just Went Dark After Getting Hacked
Just a few days after reports emerged that the infamous Mt Gox meltdown was an inside job, one of the biggest, oldest,and most trusted bitcoin exchanges — Bitstamp — just went offline after a security breach. Bitcoin exchanges come and go all the time, but this is different. Bitstamp is supposed to be the reliable…