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2022
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Ireland's advertising watchdog aware of 'increasing concern' over misleading cryptocurrency ads
Spain and the United Kingdom have both unveiled new rules aimed at tightening advertising standards for crypto-assets.
All time
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Britain to mint 'millions' of commemorative 50p Brexit coins ahead of 31 October
The Sunday Telegraph is reporting that Sajid Javid wants production ramped up.
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Explainer: What is Bitcoin, and why is it making headlines again?
Mark Karpeles, former CEO of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox, went on trial this week over the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the virtual currency.
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Here's what you can buy with the world's most expensive coin
It’s in Dublin this weekend.
# minted
A swish new €2 coin comes into circulation today to commemorate 1916
It will be the first time Ireland has introduced a personalised €2 coin.
# heavy blow
Conor McGregor will NOT be on the €1 coin
Not yet, anyway.
Voices
Column: The two sides of bitcoin – is this virtual currency a boon or a threat?
Despite being the darling of the tech frontier, surely we can now see that the red flags being waved around this “currency” are far from virtual, writes Peter Casey.
# end of the silk road
Bit-convicts? Online exchangers charged with money laundering
Robert Faiella, also known as ‘BTCKing’, and Charlie Shrem were arrested by DEA officers in Manhattan.
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Virtual insanity? Call for Central Bank to regulate BitCoin
The Irish Bitcoin Association says that recognising the currency would make it safer for consumers.
# coining it
New €2 coin commemorates 10 years of the euro
Winning design comes from the Austrian Mint – Ireland will issue three million of the coins.