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The government of Jersey is pushing ahead with plans to pass legislation next year that will establish rules for businesses on the island that work with bitcoin and digital currencies. ...

Bitcoin transactions will be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. According to the Financial Times, the ECJ said that bitcoin transactions “are ...

A group of digital currency companies and organizations, as well as a number of US law enforcement agencies, are establishing a new public-private forum in a bid to foster communication ...

New York’s BitLicense has made the headlines globally over the past two years and has blazed a trail for regulators across the world looking to oversee bitcoin activity. CoinDesk’s latest ...

Abra is gearing up to release its bitcoin-powered remittance app in the next few weeks, pending final approval from the Apple App Store. The company, which recently closed a $12m ...

A London law firm has announced plans to digitise its legal agreements using blockchain technology. In partnership with Stash, a Texan startup formed earlier this year, Selachii will swap its paper documents ...

While distributed ledger technology continues to gain momentum among the world’s financial institutions, the potential and viability of bitcoin is still being largely dismissed by the same parties. Avid bitcoin supporters believe that ...

Dubai-based startup BitOasis has expanded its bitcoin wallet and exchange service further across the Middle East. Attributing the expansion to Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar to the growing demand for bitcoin in ...

San Francisco’s new software engineering school, Holberton, has announced it will tackle fake degrees using bitcoin technology. In partnership with Bitproof, the notary startup founded by teenager Louison Dumont, Holberton will ...

Barcelona city council is reportedly working to launch its own digital currency in the next six months. According to reports from El Pais, one of Spain’s leading national newspapers, mayor ...