JP Morgan to Patent Bitcoin-Like Virtual Cash

US banking major JP Morgan has filed to patent an online payment system that is similar to the emerging virtual currency, Bitcoin.

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From: IBTimes UK

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Bitcoin and its Regulation

Project on Virtual Currencies for Econ

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From: Austin Russell

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Prominent Bitcoin Developer Predicts Death of Virtual Currency

Just a few years ago Mike Hearn thought the digital currency Bitcoin could change the world. He even left his well-paid engineering job at Google to pursue working with Bitcoin full time, producing a Bitcoin mobile app that helped the technology take off. But Now Hearn is selling off all his coins and turning his back on the currency altogether. He claims that the mechanisms behind the currency are broken, and that most of Bitcoin is owned by a small, toxic pool of investors who are not...

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From: Wochit Business

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Latest update to Bitcoin makes investors in the virtual currency anxious

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Bitcoin investors are feeling anxious after devolopers announced an update to the virtual currency.

It had enjoyed a blistering first half of the year, where its value rose from around one-thousand U.S. dollars a coin to near two-thousand five hundred.

But many experts have speculated Bitcoin's price is likely to fall heavily, ahead of today's software update, which is being installed to prevent hacking and currency manipulation, and reduce users'...

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From: ARIRANG NEWS

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BITCOIN| cryptocurrency |future of Bitcoin in india 2018|Bitcoin ban in india| RBI| FM Arun jetly

Bitcoin trading now ban in india. FM Arun jetly said that virtual currency like Bitcoin is becoming more dangerous for Indian economy. RBI also warns to Indian not to trading in virtual currency.

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From: Doctor On net

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New Virtual Currency Law in North Carolina

North Carolina has adopted a new Money Transfer Business ("MTB") statute that addresses virtual currencies like Bitcoin. Analysis by North Carolina financial regulation attorney Matt Cordell

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From: Matt Cordell

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What is Bitcoin? - Overview

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a payment system. The system is peer-to-peer (P2P) and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary. These transactions are verified by network nodes and recorded in a public distributed ledger called the blockchain, which uses bitcoin as its unit of account. Since the system works without a central repository or single administrator, the U.S. Treasury categorizes bitcoin as a decentralized virtual currency. Bitcoin is often called the...

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From: Hyper Studio

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Will virtual currency Bitcoin become commonplace?

It has been described as "digital gold" and now Bitcoin is being used as currency in Scotland. This week, for the first time, a transaction involving the virtual cash took place in a cafe on Glasgow's Southside.

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From: STV News

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Bitcoin Started

Bitcoin is a payment system introduced as open-source software in 2009 by developer Satoshi Nakamoto. The payments in the system are recorded in a public ledger using its own unit of account, which is also called bitcoin. Payments work peer-to-peer without a central repository or single administrator, which has led the US Treasury to call bitcoin a decentralized virtual currency. Although its status as a currency is disputed, media reports often refer to bitcoin as a cryptocurrency or digital...

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From: Pratama Redy

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US makes Bitcoin exchange arrests

US makes Bitcoin exchange arrests

US makes Bitcoin exchange arrests

The operators of two exchanges for the virtual currency Bitcoin have been arrested in the US in connection with the black market website Silk Road.

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From: James Mac

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