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The IMF and the World Bank at annual meeting discussed the impact of diverges in emerging economies in a context of low growth, and the current geopolitical issues around the world, the subjects of disruptive technologies and financial innovations were also brought up for discussion.

The New York “BitLicense” proposal is most certainly controversial at the very least. There are of course many people who feel that Bitcoin should not be regulated at all and others who feel that current financial regulations can just as easily be applied to virtual currencies. But while this proposal covers merchant reporting requirements, one question still remains to be answered: Will Bitcoin software developers be required to obtain a “BitLicense”?

SPOT Kafe is the kind of bar for which Riga is famous among Erasmus students and backpackers. Its menu of shots is a page long, it has a karaoke night on Wednesdays, and there is a special reserved sign for the local Couchsurfing group. But it’s the other sign on the bar top that had me excited, the one that reads, “BITCOIN ACCEPTED HERE.”

In the wake of continued sanctions, Russia is turning to China to provide new financial possibilities, with signing a currency swap deal worth 150 billion Yuan (US$24.5 billion) and other measures.

New places accepting bitcoin: Beer Gardens, Dash Cams and More

Pakistani Bitcoin exchange Urbudit launched on October 11, with the ultimate goal of bringing the digital currency to the locals. At around the same time, the Philippines got its first enterprise-grade order book Bitcoin exchange through Coinage.

Alexey Maximenko is a Russian native entrepreneur, former IT-specialist and system administrator, who co-founded the first and only digital currency exchanger incorporated in Belize, 247exchange. In his interview with Cointelegraph, Maximenko shares his ambitions for his business, and discusses the future of digital currencies in Belize.

Login details to over 7 million accounts on file sharing service Dropbox have been stolen, with the hacker requesting Bitcoin for the disclosure of information.

On October 11, a Justcoin digital currency exchange user posted XRPtalk that they had received an email from the Justcoin team alerting them of a hack due to the vulnerability of its tfPartialPayment feature.

In a statement released Monday, Coinbase announced it had hired a DC veteran to “engage and educate public officials on regulatory and compliance issues related to Bitcoin.”

Bitnation’s crowd sale was set to launch on Friday but was pushed back without explanation. Now, core members of the team are resigning alleging all sorts of

If comments from JPMorgan’s CEO are any indication, the financial giant considers Bitcoin a competitor — and it plans to compete.

Newly incorporated Isle of Man Bitcoin company Garigus Limited, announces founding shareholders paid their shares in Bitcoin, an element qualified as a key milestone in the development of the island’s Bitcoin industry.

Back in August, Cointelegraph reported on the Bitfilm-Festival and the organizers’ plans to take the event globally. Now, the schedule has been unveiled for the festival that is scheduled to take place on four continents.

Now Cointelegraph had an opportunity to explore Isaac Yonemoto’s, PhD, personal vision Indysci, Bitcoin along with the new opportunities offered by cryptocurrencies for scientific funding.

The week of October 12th Bitcoin Analysis by Tone Vays.

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Today, we have problems arising after Darkcoin’s Darksend went open source, Charlie Lee dropping big hints about Litecoin, Unobtaium celebrates its birthday and a few releases and NXT is prepping for a big October.

New Weekend Roundup from Cointelegraph

Danish cryptocurrency exchange platform CCEDK announces it has started accepting Darkcoin, allowing the privacy-centered digital currency to gain wider European exposure.

The fight over New York State’s “Bitlicense” proposal continues unabated as the Bitcoin Foundation pressures the state’s Department of Financial Services to follow its own rules.

On October 8, one of the most prominent thought leaders in the crypto space, Andreas Antonopoulos, was invited to share his views and knowledge on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

Derivatives marketplace TeraExchange has announced it has fulfilled the first ever Bitcoin derivatives trade on a regulated exchange.

In Venezuela, the State’s strict monetary control makes it a real challenge for locals to obtain dollars, or make a simple purchase on the Internet. To overcome this difficulty, Venezuelans are turning to Bitcoin for practical reasons, but also to manifest their discontentment towards the system.

Kickstarter is shortly to host the campaign for a unique Bitcoin innovation: a 3-tier wallet system called Bitstash.

Cointelegraph Media Group, a partnership of some of the best known and most popular websites in cryptocurrency, is delighted to welcome its newest member: Dailycoins.net.

Manx news outlet The Isle of Man Today reported Thursday that the Manx Labour Party has called for the island’s Department of Economic Development to conduct a risk assessment of cryptocurrencies, which apparently are giving Labour a cause for concern.

Bitcoincity Arnhem opened on May 28 this year with 15 cafes and restaurants accepting bitcoins. But since then the organizers have been busy recruiting more merchants to join the project and now a total number of 30 merchants accept Bitcoin.

A dearth of donations for fighting Ebola is leading those on the frontline to consider Bitcoin as a major tool for change – and are introducing the currency across affected African countries.

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