Tags: Financial Regulation

Government and Bitcoin businesses both think more regulation of the private digital money is inevitable.

Regulation as political bludgeon

Could lead to folks paying more for cars and insurance

Will pay $615 million

Accusing credit rating agency of ignoring risk

Those that do not effectively separate investment and retail operations at risk

Huge costs and hassles

11 members will introduce the tax, 16 will not

The best-selling author of The Black Swan talks about his new book and why most public intellectuals aren't worth a damn.

Up to 220,000 borrowers affected

Financial reports face scrutiny and share prices falter

Support at an all-time high

Surprise expressed by nobody, nowhere

The predictions market company told its U.S. customers they have to close their accounts after the feds accused them of violating Dodd-Frank

In a press release strangely devoid of any mention of anyone being victimized or defrauded, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces it is suing Intrade, the famous "prediction market" business, based in Ireland.

Expected to continue path of outgoing head

She became a queen of red tape