Indiana Releases Bitcoin Investor Advisory
Indiana is joining the ever-growing lists of states making comments on bitcoin. The "Informed Investor Advisory" came in the form of a document entitled "Are You An Informed Investor?" released by The Office of the Indiana Secretary of State [direct link] which essentially echoes sentiments the crypto-currency community has heard time and time again. Therein, the following points are made: Digital currencies are minimally regulated, and if they disappear, they're likely to be gone without any recourse for the owner. Digital currency amount are not in any way backed by the Federal Deposit....
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