Sentences with phrase «came as the virtual currency»

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The crackdown on Seoul - based operators of some of the world's busiest virtual currency exchanges comes as the government attempts to calm frenzied demand for cryptocurrency trading in Asia's fourth largest economy.

The end has officially come for the former Bitcoin trading heavyweight, as it files for Chapter 11 in Tokyo and admits to losing nearly half a billion U.S. dollars worth of the virtual currency.

The bill arose out of a desire to insure that Hawaii's tourism industry has the ability to serve tourists who prefer to use virtual currency: «A large portion of Hawaii's tourism market comes from Asia where the use of bitcoin as a virtual currency is expanding.

This won't come as a surprise to anyone following Bitcoin's wild swings, but volatility and virtual currencies go hand in hand.

Coming from an anecdotal perspective, he acknowledged that he approaches this issue as «a dad,» and went on to detail what he had previously stated in a Senate hearing on virtual currency:

With the recent injection of funds from Li Ka - shing, the Atlanta - based startup may yet establish themselves as an entity akin to PayPal, if virtual currencies gain widespread acceptance in the coming years.

The announcement comes within weeks after Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal stated the use of virtual currencies is not authorized as a means of exchange by the RBI, and after Deputy Governor Shri R. Ghandi suggested that confidence will only be placed in a virtual currency issued by an authority.

As for which cryptocurrencies will be supported when the full launch comes, Kitao said that «it is assumed to be major virtual currencies, [including] bitcoin (BTC), bitcoin cash (BCH), ethereum (ETH), [and] ripple (XRP),» the news outlet detailed.

The move comes just as U.S. regulators have begun clarifying their stance on virtual currencies.

For GOP Sen. Richard Shelby, the fear is «where the bottom is» when it comes to the value of virtual currency, which has whipsawed over the last few months — and lost as much as half its value in just weeks.

In what will come as absolutely no shock to anyone even remotely familiar with the history of emerging technologies, the Bitcoin virtual currency now accounts for 10 % of all sales at Porn.com.

As soon as the news came in that SegWit has locked in and major Bitcoin miner's supports the BIP 91 Blockchain, Bitcoin Enthusiasts thought the virtual currency is now safe and the Bitcoin has averted the Hard Fork and it will not spliAs soon as the news came in that SegWit has locked in and major Bitcoin miner's supports the BIP 91 Blockchain, Bitcoin Enthusiasts thought the virtual currency is now safe and the Bitcoin has averted the Hard Fork and it will not splias the news came in that SegWit has locked in and major Bitcoin miner's supports the BIP 91 Blockchain, Bitcoin Enthusiasts thought the virtual currency is now safe and the Bitcoin has averted the Hard Fork and it will not split.

Bitcoins have come a long way since they were introduced as a decentralized virtual currency system in 2009.

A large portion of Hawaii's tourism market comes from Asia where the use of bitcoin as a virtual currency is expanding,» the bill reads.

According to the FT BitFlyer will only offer trading of Bitcoin / Euro pairs but said it planned to support other virtual currencies such as Litecoin and Ethereum and more fiat currencies in the coming months.

This comes after Merrill Lynch told employees last month not to offer clients Grayscale's Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC), a financial instrument directly holding the digital coin, as the brokerage broadly eschews the virtual currency.

The move came as part of the long - running virtual currency clampdown.

One of the major announcement in the Bitcoin world came from an unlikely ally, as Neteller, a leading online payment processor, enabled the virtual currency as a payment method last year.

The move comes as South Korea is scrambling to rein in the virtual currency frenzy in Asia's fourth - lar...