Australia set to auction off bitcoin stash as Chinese demand propels the price higher May 30, 2016 Australia is going to sell off £7.5m worth of bitcoin it confiscated as “proceeds of crime” during 2015. The auction will be the first of its kind outside of the US. Separately, the price of bitcoin has jumped over the last few days after a surge in demand out of China. Read more: Ethereum's value is already up 1,100 [...]
Value of cases referred to the pre-pack pool much higher than expected, but number much lower May 26, 2016 NULL
Members of the European Parliament just voted to introduce a bitcoin and cryptocurrency regulator May 26, 2016 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called for the creation of a cryptocurrency watchdog to combat money laundering and terrorism. The EU Commission should set up a taskforce to monitor virtual currencies, such as bitcoin, to prevent their use in money laundering or terrorist financing, the European parliament said in a non-binding resolution today. The proposal, set [...]