The HMRC plans to do away with the proposed 20% bitcoin VAT tax.
Alabama and Hawaii have issued bitcoin warnings to consumers and investors.
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin has called for Federal regulators to ban bitcoin.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder wants Congress to pass data breach laws protecting consumers following major breaches by Target and Neiman Marcus.
The usage of prepaid debit cards is on the rise, but consumers are in critical need of protection from unfair fees and practices.
The state of California is set to legalize bitcoin and other digital currencies as “lawful money.”
New York may be the first state to enact clear guidelines for businesses that deal in digital currencies and granting BitLicenses in the near future.
The NYDFS concluded their two-day virtual currency hearing, which invited a host of digital currency advocates and skeptics to speak their piece.
Charlie Shrem, 24-year-old CEO of BitInstant, was arrested on charges of running an illegal money transmission business, willful failure to report suspicious transactions, and conspiracy of money laundering.
A federal appeals court appeared to side with the Federal Reserve at a swipe fee hearing in its appeal of Judge Leon's ruling that the 21-cent cap was set too high.
A new antitrust suit against Visa and MasterCard has been brought up following a record $5.7 billion settlement.
In a move to further explore the state of bitcoin and to weight the pros and cons of the digital currency, the New York Department of Financial Services is planning to hold public hearings on January 28 and 29.
Two class-action lawsuits involving American Express have been settled, and may change merchants’ relationship with card-issuers.
BTC China has been forced to halt Yuan deposits, thoroughly popping the bitcoin bubble.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge John Gleeson approved a $5.7 billion class-action settlement between MasterCard, Visa, and a coalition of merchants.