President of the main Russian bank admitted he owns bitcoins
German Gref, the former Russian Minister of Economy and Trade and currently President of Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia and Eastern Europe, stated that bitcoins should not be banned.
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Dominik Weil, co-founder of Bitcoin Vietnam
Dominik Weil is one of the co-founders of Bitcoin Vietnam, together with Nguyễn Trần Bảo Phương. CoinFox contacted Dominik to find out more about bitcoin in Vietnam.
Former UK Business Ambassador Bob Wigley recognizes bitcoin payments' potential
British entrepreneur and investor Bob Wigley acknowledged bitcoin's potential “to totally revolutionise world payments” in a blogpost for Blockchain.info. He emphasised the Britain's leading role in adopting financial innovations.
Victor Dostov: regulators worldwide are ready to adopt bitcoin
The tendency to regulate bitcoin is one-way: regulators worldwide are ready for bitcoin regulation and for considering it as a payment tool, Victor Dostov, President of Russian Electronic Money Association (EMA), said in an interview to Russian financial media Bankir.ru. There are less bans related to cryptocurrency while the opportunities expand, he added.
Russian professor aspires to create new financial system using gold and blockchain
Professor and former banker Vladimir Frolov hopes to create new international financial system using the principles of bitcoin. He named the system after the famous polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus.
Jaron Lukasiewicz: BitLicense will bring confidence to large market players
Jaron Lukasiewicz, CEO of Coinsetter, is optimistic about the company’s recent authorization under the BitLicense. He shared his thoughts with CoinFox.
Mark Karpeles is arrested again in Japan
Japanese police re-arrested CEO of bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox Mark Karpeles. According to local media, he spent the stolen money to buy a luxurious canopy bed.
