New York and U.S. Examination of Bitcoins
State and federal officials are starting investigations on virtual currencies like Bitcoin and discussions on its regulations. The Senate’s committee on homeland security are concerned about threats and risks coming from virtual currency. Virtual currency, which is not controlled by authority regulations, is getting more and more popular. Therefore, government’s lack of information and control over this situation brings up such questions. One of the Senate Committee’s investigator, who preferred to stay anonymous because the investigation is still in process, said that virtual currency is....
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