An Introduction to Bitcoin and Its Regulatory Environment

What exactly is Bitcoin? Is it a digital form of money, an electronic payment system, or both? How can Bitcoin and other similar digital technologies benefit society? Now that key regulators and lawmakers are beginning to consider all the issues and opportunities that relate to this industry, what should the goals of new regulatory policies be? Are certain policies needed to ensure a safe and predictable marketplace for digital currency? How might these sorts of polices stifle the new technology’s potential?

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  Cryptocurrency