Bitcoin presents a unique challenge to policymakers. On the one hand, because it is an
open protocol and a decentralized network, there is no company or central server that can …

The" virtual currency" and" Bitcoin" phenomena have recently garnered a great deal of
media and regulatory attention.'However, many people do not understand what virtual …

Although several regulatory agencies issued warnings to investors about the serious risks
associated with digital currencies, bitcoins are largely unregulated. Many regulators agree …

The lack of clarity about Bitcoin's legal framework has meant that none of the regulators
across the EU have yet achieved sufficient clarity in the legal treatment of Bitcoin and its …

Bitcoin, the famous and sometimes infamous digital currency, has two key uses. First, it can
serve as a currency to buy and sell goods and services. 1 Second, as its value has …

The recent decade has witnessed an extraordinary degree of innovation in the financial
sector. Developments in financial technology, computing power, and networking theory have …

At less than a decade old, Bitcoin and other virtual currencies have had a major societal
impact, and proven to be a unique payment systems challenge for law enforcement …

Purpose–To explain and draw conclusions from six recent bitcoin and virtual currency
regulatory and law enforcement developments. Design/methodology/approach–Discusses …

What do Lamborghinis, drug dealers, pirates, hackers, the Winklevoss twins, the FBI, and
Congress have in common? Each has involved itself in some way in the phenomenon that is …

In the past five years, virtual currencies, or'cryptocurrencies' have evolved tremendously and
are quickly establishing themselves as a payment system. Today, virtual currencies are a …