Market Outlook

Hong Kong's first bitcoin ATM launched this morning in one of the city's busiest pedestrian districts.

Fars News Agency has suggested that the Iranian government is looking to act quickly to regulate bitcoin.

The Australian Tax Office has demonstrated a clear understanding of bitcoin in an individual letter to a local startup.

MintSpare is a startup that doles out bitcoin to anyone who has devices that are no longer wanted.

CoinDesk has added Hong Kong-based exchange Bitfinex to the Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) as of 16:00 GMT today.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced new regulation of virtual currency intermediaries, including bitcoin exchanges and ATMs.

Helmed by Lemon founder Wences Casares, Xapo raised $20m as part of its first funding round.

The payment platform has announced plans to support dogecoin, as developers release version 1.6 of its wallet client.

Macro Energy plans to enter the digital currency space by buying Digital CC and its subsidiary digitalBTC.

The Bank of England mentioned digital currencies in an article on the role of money in the modern economy.

Perseus Telecom has launched a new initiative that aims to provide industrial-strength security for bitcoin exchanges and related sites.

The Bank of Mexico has issued a warning on the use of digital currencies, but stopped short of regulation.