Wading into a murky tax question for the digital age, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Tuesday that Bitcoins and other virtual currencies are to be treated, for tax purposes, as
TeraExchange said on Monday it had constructed a swap based on the Bitcoin virtual currency, a step that would bring the emerging payment system under the oversight of U.S. regulators for the
Any regulation of the Bitcoin crypto-currency should involve international cooperation to avoid loopholes, Japanese vice finance minister Jiro Aichi said on Thursday. Commenting on the closure this week of Tokyo-based Mt. Gox,
Bitcoin users in Tokyo will gather on Thursday for a meeting set to be dominated by the shuttering of the Mt Gox exchange amid claims of a multi-million dollar theft. Dozens of
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has sent subpoenas to Mt. Gox, other Bitcoin exchanges, and businesses that deal in Bitcoin to seek information on how they handled recent cyber attacks, a source
The sudden disappearance of one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges only adds to the mystery and mistrust surrounding the virtual currency, which was just beginning to gain legitimacy beyond the technology enthusiasts
Bitcoin craze is turning into a fertile ground for cyber fraudsters as thousands of computers, including in India, are being infected with malware related to the virtual currency. The findings of a