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SeveralofEurope’stopfinanceofficialsareskepticalaboutvirtualcurrencieslikebitcoin,sayingtheyareriskyforinvestorsandinefficientasawaytopayforthings.Germany’stopm
Thousandsofwebsites,includingonesrunbyU.S.andUKgovernmentagencies,wereinfectedforseveralhoursonSundaywithcodethatcauseswebbrowserstosecretlyminedigitalcurrencie
LloydsBankingGroupPlcwillbanitscreditcardcustomersfrombuyingbitcoinamidfearsthattheycouldrunuphugelosses,TheTelegraphreportedonSunday.Britain’sbiggestmortgagele
SouthKoreaisplanningalawtobancryptocurrenciessuchasBitcoinbeingtradedthroughitsexchanges.Thejusticeministersaidvirtualcurrencieswerecausingthegovernment"greatco
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SouthKoreanisstudyingwaystoregulatespeculativetradingincryptocurrenciesasthelatestsurgeinpricesstokesacrazeoverbitcoins.Thecountry’sfinancialregulatorsaidFriday
Bitcoin,whichthisweeksoaredtoanewrecordhighofmorethan$8,000,isthemonetaryequivalentofUber,sinceitbypassescentralbankregulationandcouldbeattractiveforfinancially
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Yi Gang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, told Xinhua News Agency late Sunday that the yuan remains a stable and strong currency in the global monetary system, and it cannot be ruled out that the US dollar could drop.
The Chinese currency extended its decline against the U.S. dollar on Monday, while analysts expect the central bank to place short-term priority on the yuan's stability against a basket of currencies rather than the dollar alone.
Japan's House of Councillors passed a revised law Wednesday to regulate the dealings of virtual currencies including bitcoin, so as to prevent their use in terrorism or money laundering and protect the interests of the owners.
BRICS countries must reform their financial systems to facilitate integration and trade settlements, Chairperson of the HSBC Bank in India Naina Lal Kidwai has said.