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Bitcoin latest: prices, policies and politics
News, analysis and opinion on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, from prices and primers to regulations and political moves
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May 11, 2018
A research unit under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it would produce ratings for blockchain projects, in the latest effort by Beijing to regulate the technology that underpins virtual currencies such as bitcoin.
April 23, 2018
China’s crackdown on digital currencies is sending investors into the arms of perennial competitors Hong Kong and Singapore – the new kids on the blockchain.
April 20, 2018
Concerns over the Macau cryptocurrency firm backed by notorious former triad leader “Broken Tooth” Wan Kuok-koi , and which has links to Cambridge Analytica, have prompted monetary chiefs in the city to issue a warning over possible “fraud and criminal activities”.
April 19, 2018
Finance chiefs in Hong Kong and Macau are facing fresh pressure to act after it emerged that the firm at the centre of the Facebook data privacy scandal, Cambridge Analytica, worked with a cryptocurrency firm backed by Asia’s most notorious former organised crime boss.
April 18, 2018
Should we refer to bitcoin and its crypto cohorts as “cryptocurrencies” or “crypto assets”? Two members of AXA Investment Managers’ research team argue for the latter – adding that investor and regulatory interest in the sphere is only likely to rise.
April 17, 2018
The International Monetary Fund is seeking a leading role in rallying the world’s central banks to get ahead of digital money and cryptocurrencies in the global financial system. “Policymakers should keep an open mind and work toward an even-handed regulatory framework that minimises risks while allowing the creative process to bear fruit,” IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde wrote.
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April 15, 2018
Retired Real Madrid and Portugal midfielder Luis Figo is backing an ICO. He joins a growing list of celebrity crypto endorsers including Brazilian football star Ronaldinho, former English footballer Michael Owen, boxer Manny Pacquiao, socialite Paris Hilton and Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx.
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