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 JULY 2014 Crypto-Events were:
- 7/2/14 – Russia’s Central Bank says bitcoin could have future, warns on regulation
- 7/3/14 – Irish central banker envisions hybrid bitcoin-fiat future
- 7/4/14 – European Banking Authority: financial institutions should avoid Bitcoin, await regulations
- 7/7/14 – French police arrest bitcoin dealers
- 7/8/14 – Michigan Attorney General: Bitcoin poses ‘real-life risk’ for investors
- 7/9/14 – Polish finance minister: bitcoin can be used as financial instrument
- 7/10/14 – Argentinian money regulator mandates reporting bitcoin activity
- 7/11/14 – Italian authorities issue new bitcoin warnings, urge regulation
- 7/11/14 – France plans transparency rules for bitcoin businesses
- 7/12/14 – Congressional candidate disavows dollar, only takes bitcoin donations
- 7/17/14 – Dutch legal service given authority to confiscate bitcoins
- 7/17/14 – Bitcoin industry leaders sound off on New York BitLicense proposal
- 7/21/14 – Isle of Man clarifies regulation for digital currency businesses
- 7/22/14 – The real reason banks don’t like bitcoin
- 7/23/14 – Sweden asks EU to rule on bitcoin taxation
- 7/25/14 – Ecuador bans bitcoin, plans own digital money
- 7/25/14 – Austria offers ‘contradictory’ guidance on bitcoin’s financial status
- 7/30/14 – New Zealand bitcoin ATM operator shuts down after bank refusals
- 7/30/14 – Tokyo police launch investigation into missing Mt. Gox Bitcoin
For ease of tracking I’ve decided on the following discrete categories to classify all events:
- 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
- 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
- Enforcement Actions: Includes actual law enforcement actions on virtual currency operators anywhere in the world
- 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.
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