Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Invests $250k in Swedish Exchange Safello

Swedish bitcoin exchange Safello has received $250,000 in new funding from the Bitcoin Opportunity Corp (BOC).

Safello made the announcement at the CoinSummit conference in London today. Notably, the financing is the BOC’s largest investment outside of the US yet.

Government-Backed Bitcoin Industry Association to Launch in Japan

Japan has formed a new advocacy group for bitcoin businesses and, notably, it has the explicit backing of the nation’s government.

Former US Mint Director: How to Save Bitcoin From the Regulators

Edmund Moy, the former director of the United States Mint under the Bush administration, first learned about bitcoin in the form of a footnote embedded in a coin demand forecast report.

Polish Finance Ministry Says Bitcoin Can Be Used as Financial Instrument

Jaroslaw Adamowski | Published on July 9, 2014 at 00:10 BST

Poland’s deputy finance minister Wojciech Kowalczyk has released a document confirming that under the country’s existing financial regulations, bitcoin can be considered a financial instrument.