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The People’s Bank of China, the nation’s central bank, is investigating the launch of its own digital currency.

The IMF has released a paper looking at the benefits of virtual currencies and recommending balanced regulation that would not stifle innovation.

Australian tax authorities are reportedly beefing up their investigation of Craig Wright, who last year was alleged to be bitcoin’s creator.

R3CEV has announced the completion of a permissioned ledger test involving 11 of its 42 banking partners.

A new report from the UK Government Office for Science has recommended a broad government effort to explore and test blockchain technology.

Confused about the current state of bitcoin's 'block size debate'? CoinDesk rounds up thoughts from a recent influx of blogs on the subject.

BitGo has launched a new service that aims to allow clients to accept transactions prior to their official confirmation on the bitcoin blockchain.

Former bitcoin core developer Mike Hearn has issued a follow-up post in response to his controversial farewell letter to the industry.

The chairman of Russia's Investigative Committee has said bitcoin should be banned before it reaches widespread use in the country.

Digital Asset Holdings has added new executives as it seeks to expand into the European market.

Amidst a withdrawal freeze and the filing of a class action lawsuit in federal court, Cryptsy has announced that it is insolvent.

Long-time bitcoin developer Mike Hearn officially “left” the project this week, creating a negative narrative that was seized by the press.