G7 Pledged Support for 'Appropriate' Bitcoin Regulation at June Summit
Representatives at a Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Germany this June announced support for "appropriate regulation" of virtual currencies. A global organization comprised of the heads of state from some of the world's largest economies including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, the G7 met in Bavaria on 7th and 8th June. According to the group's summit statement, the G7 is looking to oversee digital currency activity through the lens of terrorism financing, which it deemed "a major priority". Part of this process, the statement read, includes regulating emerging....
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Bitcoin Magazine is proud to serve as a media partner for the upcomingDigital Currency Summitset to take place in Andorra in from September 17-19, 2014. The Digital Currency Summit will focus on the role of virtual currency for investors, politicians, banks and regulators. With a professional line-up of speakers and attendees the summit will draw big players from not only the virtual currency space but additionally traditional finance. Notably, Jan Kees de Jager, former Dutch Finance Minister and David Andolfatto of the US Federal Reserve Bank will be speaking. From the virtual currency....
Sir Richard Branson has voiced his support for bitcoin ahead of the Global Digital Currency Conversation (GDCC) forum in Brisbane, Australia, this Sunday. The GDCC is due to coincide with this year's G20 Summit on 16th-17th November, at the close of the G20 event. Organisers say it aims to facilitate discussion and "formalise a global agreement on digital currencies" before Turkey's G20 conference in 2015. Branson, a prominent bitcoin advocate, first announced his support for the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association (ADCCA), the industry group behind the conference, late last....
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The Cardano Summit 2021 is due to take place on September 25-26. You can join the event for free by registering at https://summit.cardano.org/. Up until recently, details surrounding the Summit were thin on the ground. However, it was known to be a “mix of virtual and live events from around the world.” However, developers Input […]
Ross Ulbricht - the now infamous operator of the [Bitcoin-based] Silk Road online drug trade - has had over $1 million pledged to use as bail money by friends and family. Ulbricht is currency in a jail pending trial. Ulbricht's parents have apparently pledged $700,000 in equity from their home, his sister has pledged her savings of $36,600, and his aunt $200,000 in home equity. In a letter from Tuesday [19 November 2013], Ross Ulbricht's counsel Joshua Dratal notes that Ulbicht's bail hearing is scheduled for the 21st of November [tomorrow]. The letter also reads: