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    ‘Covenants’ Mean You Can Burn Stolen Bitcoins

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    By Justin Connell, Cornell computer science professor Emin Gün Sirer thinks a bitcoin wallet model called ‘Covenants’ would disincentivize hackers by allowing the victim to ‘burn’ the compromised bitcoin after the hack; that is, destroy the bitcoin. Bitcoin Bounty...

    Is Abra Finally Ready for Its Big Debut?

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    By Jonathan Keane, At this week’s North American Bitcoin Conference, P2P digital cash startup Abra announced that, starting next month, it will begin its long-awaited global rollout. It’s a move that Abra has had in the works since May, when CEO Bill...

    SEC ‘Unlikely’ to Approve a Bitcoin ETF

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    By Michael del Castillo, One of the lawyers who helped craft the application for what would be the first-ever bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is doubtful the SEC will approve such a request any time in the near future. The critique, courtesy of former Gemini...

    Illinois’s Digital Currency Guidance is In

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    By Stan Higgins, A planned approach to regulating digital currencies is winning praise from industry participants, public documents reveal. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation published its initial guidance in late November as part of a...
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