Global Bitcoin Stock Exchange Shuts Down For Good
Last Thursday, the Global Bitcoin Stock Exchange, the first and by far the largest securities exchange in the Bitcoin economy, unexpectedly shut down. The principal cause of the shutdown appears to be legal problems. As Nefario wrote in IRC chat[1], "my problem actually is: 1) AML, 2) tax, 3) regulations, in that order." The shutdown has already had an....
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