Slump Ahead For Bitcoin Startups?

Slump Ahead For Bitcoin Startups?

Bitcoin has seen several twists and turns in its short story and has been under the lens of law enforcers on charges of aiding money laundering, terrorism, and many other illegal activities as well. Bloomberg Business article, which highlighted the drop in Bitcoin-related investments in the last quarter ($373 million in the first half of 2015, whereas just $85 million in the latest one), is, therefore, one of the many challenges for this virtual currency. In a recent Deloitte report too, the highlight was how to regulate the Bitcoin and also whether it is still too early to do so. We can,....


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