[2014-08-10] Britain May Embrace Bitcoin As A Legitimate Currency

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http://www.businessinsider.com/britain-regulate-bitcoin-legitimate-currency-2014-8?IR=T&

Britain’s top financial cabinet minister George Osborne spoke at Level 39’s Innovate Finance launch event Tuesday when he stated the government’s intention to make London the Financial Technology (“FinTech”) company of the world. The FinTech focused reforms that the Chancellor referred to are to start with government studies, or what Osborne calls the “a major programme of work exploring the potential of virtual currencies and digital money.”