2014-07-01 Crypto-Timeline

Here is a log with relevant legal, regulatory, law enforcement and business risk milestones in the race of crypto-currencies to maturity with links to trusted sources.

The  Key JUNE 2014 Crypto-Events were:

• 6/2/14 – Dutch Central Bank warns banks and payment institutions about virtual currency risks
• 6/4/14 – Swiss regulators block Zurich bitcoin ATM launch
• 6/6/14 – European central bankers argue digital currency requires institutional control
• 6/10/14 – Isle of Man outlines plan for digital currency regulation
• 6/12/14 – Feds to auction $17.4 million in bitcoin from Silk Road
• 6/17/14 – US judge approves Mt.Gox’s chapter 15 bankruptcy filing
• 6/17/14 – California reminds businesses to apply sales taxes to digital currency transactions
• 6/18/14 – Swedish Central Bank acknowledges benefits of cryptocurrencies
• 6/19/14 – Bolivia’s Central Bank bans bitcoin
• 6/20/14 – Swiss regulators give green light for bitcoin ATM network
• 6/23/14 – US senator to spearhead Bitcoin public awareness effort
• 6/23/14 – Canada amends national law to regulate bitcoin
• 6/25/14 – Switzerland government report: bitcoin too insignificant for legislation
• 6/25/14 – Underfunding is leaving Bitcoin development crisis
• 6/28/14 – California governor signs bill to bring bitcoin and other currency into fold

For ease of tracking I’ve decided on the following discrete categories to classify all events:

1. Banking: Refers to decisions made or stances taken by banks and other traditional financial institutions with respect to crypto-ventures, including adopting a digital currency strategy and banking operators
2. Businesses: Includes decisions made by operators and businesses as a result of regulatory pressure or other risks facing them, as well as overall market-related news
3. Enforcement Actions: Includes actual law enforcement actions on virtual currency operators anywhere in the world
4. Rules & Regs: Refers to decisions made or stances taken by regulators, supervisors and policy-makers around the world

Please point me to any events that you consider important and would like to see on the log.