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Just two short weeks after Barry Silbert filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list the Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT), the Commission is now soliciting comments from interested persons regarding the proposed listing. Also...

Launched in 2013 and based in New York, the Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTCQX:GBTC) is an open-ended trust invested exclusively in bitcoin, and derives its value from the price of bitcoin. Investors can buy and sell shares through most standard brokerage...

Jon Rumion, left, talks with Michael Cargill at Central Texas Gun Works, in Austin, Texas. Rumion purchased two guns at the store using bitcoin. As states debate the merits of bitcoin, Texas is emerging as a vital testing ground for the digital currency...

“Should I open a Bitcoin IRA?” is a question you’ll be hearing more often in 2017 as the cryptocurrency gains favor in the retirement investing industry. The rising price of Bitcoin over the past two years – 123% last year and 35% in 2015 – makes it...

“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” – Ronald Reagan on government regulation Update March 4, 2014: Japan Plans Ban of Bank Handling of Bitcoin The Coming Regulation of Bitcoin...