Abstract

Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.Bitcoin wiki. (n.d.). Retrieved Apr. 17, 2014 from https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page.
2.
Bryans
D.
(2013 ). Bitcoin and Money Laundering: Mining for an Effective Solution (2013, August 29) . Indiana Law Journal , 89 (1 ), 441 –472 .
3.
Dion
D.
(2013 ). I'll Gladly Trade You Two Bits on Tuesday for A Byte Today: Bitcoin, Regulating Fraud in the E-Conomy of Hacker-Cash . Journal of Law, Technology & Policy , 165 (1 ), 165 –202 .
4.
Driscoll
S.
(2013 , July 14). How Bitcoin Works Under the Hood . Retrieved Mar. 4, 2014 from http://www.imponderablethings.com/2013/07/how-bitcoin-works-under-hood.html.
5.
Nakamoto
S.
(2008 ). Bitcoin: A peer-to-peer electronic cash system . From https://Bitcoin.org/Bitcoin.pdf.
6.
Owens
M.
, &
Lavitch
A.
(2013 ). Adding up the bits and pieces: how big an effect will Bitcoin and crypto currency exert on remote and interactive gambling? . Gaming Law Review and Economics , 17 (10 ), 760 –764 .
7.
Baczynska
G.
(2014 , February 9). Russian authorities say Bitcoin illegal . Reuters . Retrieved March 18, 2014, from http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/09/us-russia-bitcoin-idUSBREA1806620140209.
8.Bitcoin tuition fee payment at Cumbria University. (2014 , January 21). BBC News . Retrieved Apr. 11, 2014, from http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-25824968.
9.
Bryans
D.
(2013 , August 29). Bitcoin and Money Laundering: Mining for an Effective Solution Indiana Law Journal , 89 (1 ), 441 –472 .
10.
Castle
A.
(2014 , May 6). Beginner's guide to mining Litecoin, Dogecoin, and other Bitcoin variants . PC World . Retrieved June 25, 2014, from http://www.pcworld.com/article/2151261/beginners-guide-to-mining-litecoin-doge-coin-and-other-bitcoin-variants.html.
11.
Clinch
M.
(2013 , August 19). Bitcoin recognized by Germany as ‘private money.’ CNBC . Retrieved Jun. 23, 2014, from http://www.cnbc.com/id/100971898.
12.
13.Definition of legal tender, Investopedia , Retrieved Jun. 23, 2014 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/legal-tender.asp.
14.
Dion
D.
(2013 ). I'll Gladly Trade You Two Bits on Tuesday for A Byte Today: Bitcoin, Regulating Fraud in the E-Conomy of Hacker-Cash . Journal of Law, Technology & Policy , Vol. 165 , 2013, pp. 165 –202 .
15.
Driscoll
S.
(2013 , July 14). How Bitcoin Works Under the Hood . Retrieved Mar. 4, 2014, from http://www.imponderablethings.com/2013/07/how-bitcoin-works-under-hood.html.
16.
Duhaime
C.
(2014 , February 11). Canada to regulate Bitcoin, digital currencies and online casinos under its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws . Retrieved Apr. 8, 2014, from http://www.duhaimelaw.com/2014/02/11/canada-to-regulate-Bitcoin-and-other-digital-currencies-under-its-anti-money-laundering-and-counter-terrorist-financing-laws/.
17.Forms: Money Business Services. (n.d.), FinCEN , Retrieved Feb. 26, 2014, from http://www.fincen.gov/financial_institutions/msb/forms.html.
18.
Greenberg
A.
(2013 , October 25). FBI Says It's Seized $28.5 Million In Bitcoins From Ross Ulbricht, Alleged Owner Of Silk Road . Forbes. Retrieved Mar. 28, 2014, from http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/10/25/fbi-says-its-seized-20-million-in-Bitcoins-from-ross-ulbricht-alleged-owner-of-silk-road/.
19.
Hern
A.
(2013 , October 3). Bitcoin price plummets after Silk Road closure . Guardian News and Media . Retrieved June 22, 2014, from http://www.the-guardian.com/technology/2013/oct/03/bitcoin-price-silk-road-ulbricht-value.
20.
Herrman
J.
(2013 , October 2). The Terrifying Fallout Of The Silk Road Shutdown . BuzzFeed . Retrieved June 22, 2014, from http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwher-rman/the-terrifying-fallout-of-the-silk-road-shutdown.
21.
Kelleher
J.
(2014 , May 8). What Is Bitcoin Mining? . Forbes . Retrieved June 22, 2014, from http://www.forbes.com/sites/investopedia/2014/05/08/what-is-bitcoin-mining/.
22.
Mallard
. (2014 , March 7). A week after Mt. Gox collapse , Japan struggles to understand Bitcoin. Reuters . Retrieved Apr. 8, 2014, from http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/07/us-Bitcoin-mtgox-japan-idUSBREA2601Z20140307.
23.
Nakamoto
S.
(2009 ). Bitcoin: A peer-to-peer electronic cash system . Technical Report . Retrieved Apr. 10, 2014, from https://Bitcoin.org/Bitcoin.pdf.
24.Pao. (2013 , November 16). Bitcoin is not regulated by HKMA . Retrieved January 18, 2014, from http://news.takungpao.com/paper/q/2013/1116/2042791.html.
25.
Popper
N.
(2014 , January 29). Law Enforcement Strikes Back in Bitcoin Hearing . New York Times . Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/law-enforcement-strikes-back-in-Bitcoin-hearing/.
26.Tuoitre. (2014 , February 28). State bank warns of dangers of virtual currency . Tuỏi Trẻ . Retrieved Feb. 28, 2014, from http://tuoitre.vn/Kinh-te/595829/ngan-hang-nha-nuoc-canh-bao%C2%A0tien-ao-Bitcoin-khong-hop-phap.html.
27.United States of America v. Ross William Ulbricht . 13 Mag 2328 (2013 ). Retrieved Mar. 20, 2014, from https://www.cs.columbia.edu/∼smb/UlbrichtCriminalComplaint.pdf.
28.
Volastro
A.
(2014 , January 23). CNBC Explains: How to mine bitcoins on your own.CNBC.com . Retrieved June 22, 2014, from http://www.cnbc.com/id/101332124.
