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FEC proposes rule allowing political campaigns to receive bitcoin donations
The US Federal Elections Commission is proposing a measure that would allow election campaigns to accept bitcoin donations.
Judge orders bitcoin incubator CoinLab to hand over $2.4 Million in bitcoins
CoinLab has been ordered to cough up $2.36m to Bitvestment over breach of contract.
Silk Road shut down and 'owner' Ross William Ulbricht arrested
Silk Road owner Ross William Ulbricht has allegedly been arrested and his online black market shut down.
Bitcoin Law: Money transmission on the state level in the US
Bitcoin lawyer Marco Santori takes an in-depth look at US bitcoin regulation, focusing on the state level.
Mt. Gox countersues bitcoin incubator CoinLab for $5.5 Million
With Mt Gox's $5.5m counterclaim against CoinLab, two Bitcoin Foundation board members are now suing each other's companies.
Task force to tackle links between criminal and virtual economies
How strong are links between virtual economies and money laundering? A new task force hopes to find out.
Bitcoin benefits from California state amending Money Transmission Act
California's new AB786 bill amends existing law to make it friendlier to financial startups, including some bitcoin companies.
Feds asked if political campaigners can accept bitcoin donations
The Federal Election Commission in the US has been asked whether bitcoin donations can be used in political campaigns.
Bitcoin Foundation sets the record straight at Capitol Hill
The Bitcoin Foundation educated US policy makers about digital currency in a meeting in Washington DC's Capitol Hill yesterday.
What happened at the US regulators' bitcoin meeting?
The Bitcoin Foundation's meeting with a number of US government departments yesterday was productive and encouraging.
