One of the greatest
concerns about virtual currency is its legal status, so articles about regulatory issues naturally draw interest among virtual currency followers.
It's fair to say that some institutions don't yet feel well
informed about virtual currency, but it's also because in many cases they aren't allowed to be.
Several of Europe's top finance officials are
skeptical about virtual currencies like bitcoin, saying they are risky for investors and inefficient as a way to pay for things.
Lend EDU, an online educational lender, analyzed the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database back in January of this year to «determine if consumers were
complaining about virtual currency and Bitcoin to the CFPB.»
While NEO has no specific triggers for the downside, it is pressured down bu general bearish sentiments of the cryptocurrency market, created by
news about virtual currencies ban in India and alleged crypto - related fraud in South Korea, where the prosecutors arrested top managers of major cryptocurrency exchanges.
Citing the bankruptcy filing of the crypto exchange Youbit, the government asserted, «it is necessary to pay special attention to the risk of virtual currency speculation and to be
vigilant about virtual currency trading participation.»
In recent months, the CFTC created subcommittees on distributed ledger technology and virtual currencies, issued a pump - and - dump warning
about virtual currency schemes, and provided guidance to its employees about cryptocurrency investments.
The top five best read stories for the month included a story on bitcoin's dramatic price rise, but they also included some «basic»
stories about virtual currency, reflecting the need for «nuts and bolts» information about the still young industry.
While bitcoin's price has been on a rapid increase since the start of the new year, the public at large is still
learning about virtual currency and blockhain technologoy.
On December 15, 2017 the CFTC launched a virtual currency resource Web page, cftc.gov / bitcoin, as a repository for commission - produced
resources about virtual currency (aka cryptocurrency).
Framed for murder, Keane and Fowler must outwit warlords, outmaneuver a reclusive billionaire, and stay a step ahead of the police while they gradually uncover the
truth about the virtual currency known as iotas.
Adam Kolber, of Brooklyn Law School, gave an intriguing
presentation about virtual currency systems like Bitcoin, which aren't A.I. in any meaningful sense, but are designed on the binary level to be unshackled and self - sufficient.
Bitcoin could face new regulations in the U.S. after top financial cops and lawmakers raise new fears about virtual currency
A week ago, 24 - year - old Charlie Shrem landed at JFK, home from giving a
talk about the virtual currency Bitcoin at an e-commerce convention in Amsterdam.
The study found that men were more likely than women to be aware of virtual currency, and Caucasians were more likely to have
heard about virtual currency than Latinos and / or African Americans.
The same is
true about virtual currencies, which are basically a proof - of - concept for a new technology — the so - called «blockchain» — that will change financial markets forever.
I think we first really started
thinking about virtual currency quite a while ago, and it was in response to working with our law enforcement partners and it was back in the days of E-gold and when virtual currencies were backed by a commodity.
Along with all the other news
about virtual currency exchanges, I've heard from numerous sources that one of the oldest exchanges, Bitstamp, is in the final stages of being sold to South Korean investors for ~ $ 400m.
Jay Clayton, the chairman of the SEC, was a little less
excited about virtual currencies — but he also wasn't denying their role in a modern financial ecosystem.
Fink's
sentiment about virtual currencies reflected that of an IRS Criminal Investigation division official who told reporters in 2013 — after concluding a multi-jurisdictional investigation and shuttering a $ 6 billion virtual currency exchange for money laundering:
Lee, speaking to BI in London during a visit for London Blockchain Week, said the transaction fees were not mandated by the PBoC but were introduced to head off some of the central bank's
concerns about the virtual currency.
So, Bitcoin has certainly carved out a name for itself in the U.S, but that does not necessarily mean people know
much about the virtual currency, which is evident in the next question.
It relates that in light of cryptocurrency price fluctuations, the attack on the South Korean exchange Youbit, and that platform's consequent decision to declare bankruptcy, «It is necessary... to be
vigilant about virtual currency trading.»
Almost one third of those in their 20s (29.4 %)
knew about virtual currencies, while respondents in their 30s (4.3 %) were even more familiar with the burgeoning technological industry.
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The cryptocurrency panel of the mobile and internet firms body IAMAI today said Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitleys «words»
about virtual currency have been misinterpreted and misreported.