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UK Weighs Bitcoin Risks

Posted August 06, 2014 12:47 PM

From BBC News - Technology:

The government is to explore the role that digital currencies such as Bitcoin could play in the financial system and whether they need to be regulated.

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08/08/2014 3:35 AM

Yeah, heaven forbid someone other than the bankers and government should make money from us

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Britcoin?
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08/12/2014 7:13 AM

Very good. Have a Team-point.

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08/12/2014 7:15 AM

Then, an independent Scotland could keep the Pound. Good riddance?

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