US Bitcoin Task Force Preparing to Launch the first Bitcoin Rule-Book
Reuters, the World news leader in business and financial news, is reporting that a Bitcoin task force of United States regulators has been busy working to put together the first Bitcoin rule-book. The rules will, hopefully, protect the users of bitcoins from fraud while being careful not to dampen down, or smother, what is effectively, still a fledgling technology. Tech 2, an online technology blog also reports that an ever-growing number of companies are willing to accept bitcoins, but since Bitcoin transactions are not centrally regulated, the users of Bitcoin face a maze of rules....
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