Vietnam restricts use of Bitcoin
Vietnam has banned its banks from handling Bitcoins, saying the virtual currency is not legal tender in the communist nation.
Bitcoin users to gather in Tokyo amid MtGox woes
Bitcoin users in Tokyo will gather on Thursday for a meeting set to be dominated by the shuttering of the MtGox exchange amid claims of a multi-million dollar theft.
BTA suspends lending operations in the wake of 20% currency devaluation
According to the Bank, suspension of consumer lending and mortgage program is a temporary measure.
Bitcoin is no way to avoid losses amid devaluation in Kazakhstan
Bitcoin is not a good way to save money for Kazakhstanis frantically trying to hedge themselves amid the 20% tenge devaluation.
Winkdex: Winklevosses make their own Bitcoin index
Early Bitcoin investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have created their own index of the virtual currency, as they gear up to launch the first publicly traded US Bitcoin fund.
Tenge devaluation must not affect Kazakhstan people negatively: Nazarbayev
The tenge devaluation must not have any negative effect on the people of Kazakhstan, and no manipulation of prices or speculations shall be allowed: Nazarbayev
Devaluation may create demand for 20,000 tenge bills in Kazakhstan
The climbing of dollar exchange rate might create a demand for the long awaited release of 20,000 tenge bills in Kazakhstan.
Devaluation may drive airline tickets up in Kazakhstan
Airlines are adjusting their ticket prices to the new exchange rate of the tenge.
Dedollarization of Kazakh mentality: Governor of National Bank
The National Bank and Government of Kazakhstan are going to press on to dedollarize the economy and discourage Kazakhstanis from relying on the US dollar.
Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas Minister on Kashagan and 20% currency devaluation
Kashagan couldn’t have any influence on revenues that the Government had been planning to gain from crude sales in 2014: Uzakbai Karabalin.
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor calls commoners to count their blessings
I believe Kazakhstanis appreciate the policy pursued by the country’s authorities: many Kazakhstanis got a job, many have started their own businesses; it’s just the start of the way: Kairat Kelimbetov.
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on immediacy of the decision to devalue the national currency by 20%
Starting from February 11, 2014 Kazakhstan’s Central Bank decided to stop supporting the tenge exchange rate, decrease currency interventions and stop interference with shaping the tenge exchange rate.
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor glad over his growing publicity in the wake of the 20% currency devaluation
My popularity ratings in my own family had never been so high: Kairat Kelimbetov.
Kazakhstan's central bank sets tenge exchange rate to 163.9 per $1, but no second-tier banks bother
Average weighted exchange rate of tenge against dollar equaled to 163.9 tenge per dollar.
20% hike: Big stores in Kazakhstan change prices amid tenge devaluation
Big stores in Kazakhstan are increasing their prices amid the devaluation of tenge.
The new tenge exchange rate is beneficial to the country’s economy: Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor
The spread in currency exchange transactions should be no more than 2 tenge per each sold or bought US Dollar, Kairat Kelimbetov said.
IMF says no panic in emerging markets
The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that there was no panic in emerging markets even as countries like India, Turkey and Argentina were facing sharp capital outflows and currency pressures.
Bitcoin dealers charged in US with money laundering
US authorities Monday filed criminal charges against two operators of a Bitcoin exchange, including the head of a company with high-profile investment backers.
Venezuela limits access to dollars at official rate
Venezuela said Wednesday it would allow only importers of high priority goods like food to buy dollars at the official rate, forcing others to pay nearly twice that.
Las Vegas casinos begin accepting Bitcoin
Two Las Vegas casinos will become the city's first to accept the Bitcoin virtual currency from this week.