By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Jemima Kelly and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss

from Reuters: Technology News http://ift.tt/2BUuASY
via IFTTT

NEW YORK/SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) – Newly launched bitcoin futures indicated on Monday that financial markets expect the cryptocurrency to climb further but at a far slower rate than in recent weeks as warnings of a bubble grew.

from Reuters: Technology News http://ift.tt/2B8rAG7
via IFTTT

NEW YORK/SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin futures eased back from an initial surge of almost 22 percent to trade up 13 percent on Monday, in an eagerly awaited U.S. market debut that backers hope will confer greater legitimacy on the volatile cryptocurrency and lead to its wider use.

from Reuters: Technology News http://ift.tt/2BcFTJs
via IFTTT

VIENNA (Reuters) – The European Union needs to consider regulating bitcoin, European Central Bank ratesetter Ewald Nowotny said on Monday, citing the risk of money laundering.

from Reuters: Technology News http://ift.tt/2iRDidn
via IFTTT