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The Bitcoin Investment Trust’s (BIT) shares are the first publicly quoted* securities solely invested in and deriving value from the price of bitcoin. Da Lunedì prossimo sul Bullentin Board, il mercato Over the Counter a bassa regolamentazione americano, cominceranno a scambiare le azioni di un Trust che afferma di possedere 134.933 btc. The BIT enables investors to gain exposure to the price movement of bitcoin through a simple investment vehicle, without the challenges of buying, storing, and safekeeping bitcoins. *Publicly quoted on OTCQX® under the Alternative Reporting Standards Qui trovate il sito ufficiale Symbol GBTC CUSIP 09173T108 ISIN US09173T1088 Bloomberg XBTFUND** Inception Date ...

La natura giuridica del bitcoin è incerta, ma la Banca d’Italia, oltre a ritenerli strumenti di pagamento leciti, li ha definiti quale valuta virtuale digitale decentralizzata basata sul peer-to-peer e sulla crittografia su una blockchain condivisa e non regolamentata. Il bitcoin può essere così inteso quale rappresentazione digitale di un valore non emesso da autorità (centrale o pubblica), slegata a monete aventi corso legale, che può essere usata come mezzo di scambio o trasferita, conservata o commercializzata elettronicamente. Il bitcoin è scambiato su mercati non regolamentati, con attribuzione di un valore derivante dalla domanda ed offerta e alcuni operatori (Exchanger) sono autorizzati dalle rispettive autorità di vigilanza (Bitcoin.de in Germania, Safello in Svezia, Dagensia in Repubblica Ceca e Paymium in Francia) che hanno riconosciuto il bitcoin all’interno dei propri ordinamenti. Partendo da questo assunto, l’art. 2464 codice civile, prevede: “1. Il va...

Following an announcement in late February,  T-Mobile is accepting Bitcoin in Poland  within a trial program. The company’s customers can now buy phone credits using cryptocurrency.  T-Mobile’s Polish unit, also known as Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa, teamed up with Warsaw-based Bitcoin processor  InPay  in order to accept digital money. The partnership aims to make the most of BTC’s popularity among Polish prepaid telephone users. “Our team is constantly looking for new opportunities, partnerships and cooperations with startups bringing great ideas. One of the reasons behind this initiative was to test how quick and comfortable the top-up process could be. Simplifying it to four taps while keeping high security standards is a significant achievement,” a spokesperson from T-Mobile Poland told CoinDesk .

BIT Poised to Become Publicly Traded Bitcoin Fund Fund has been racing against rival offering from Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss Barry Silbert’s  Bitcoin Investment Trust  is poised to become the first publicly traded bitcoin fund, with approval and assignment of a ticker symbol by the financial industry’s main self-regulatory body paving the way for trading on an electronic platform operated by  OTC Markets Group  . The BIT, which was first launched in 2013 as a private fund for accredited investors with annual incomes greater than $200,000 or assets of more than $1 million, has been racing against a rival offering by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, best known for their lawsuit against Facebook Inc. Chief Executive  Mark Zuckerberg  . While the competing Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust is going through a lengthy Securities and Exchange Commission process to register a formal exchange-traded fund, the BIT has taken a backdoor route to public listing. ...