Israeli Regulators Take "Wait and See" Approach on Digital Currencies
Over the past two months numerous regulators have issued warnings against the use of digital currencies, and some have even taken concrete steps to halt trading, most notably China and India. Israel, however, appears to be taking a different approach. Israeli regulators are not ignoring digital currencies, they are simply waiting to see what the rest of the world does about them. Certain Israeli financial institutions are engaged in bitcoin transactions, and they would like to see clear guidance from regulators. However, the Bank of Israel, the Israel Securities Authority and government....
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The rumors have been flying that the UK Treasury is looking into digital currencies and how to create some form of legal net for these currencies. The UK Treasury is asking for information on new digital currencies from the public, law enforcement agencies and financial regulators. However, most of these people do not know what digital currencies are. That is why the UK government is giving the hand of friendship toward the Bitcoin community ( kind of). According to our information, the UK Treasury will be looking at examples of regulation in other countries, but will make up their own....