Bitcoin Titan: Bitcoins Are Commodities:
Bitcoin Titan (@BitcoinTitan) gives a look at how bitcoins are considered commodities under U.S. law and expands into what U.S. regulations then apply when bitcoin is used for transactions.
- http://blog.bitcointitan.com/post/17789738826
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Bitcoin Money: New FATF AML Recommendations And Bitcoin:
A post on Bitcoin Money blog describes how the FATF updated its anti-money laundering (AML) recommendations and includes some wording that is relevant to Bitcoin.  Excerpts:
“Recommendation 14: […] Countries should take action to identify natural or legal persons that carry out MVTS without a license or registration, and to apply… Read more

New FATF AML Recommendations And Bitcoin:
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an global inter-governmental body, updated its anti-money laundering (AML) recommendations (PDF) (last updated 2003) and includes some wording that is relevant to Bitcoin:
From the glossary:

Funds:The term funds refers to assets of every kind, whether corporeal or incorporeal, tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, however acquired, and… Read more

Michael Suede: Bitcoin Targeted By Latest FinCEN Ruling?:
A post by Michael Suede (@Libertarian_New) points out how FinCEN’s new “prepaid access” (formerly referred to as stored value) regulations include wording that would impact anyone trading using bitcoins where at least one trading partner is in the U.S.
Excerpts:
“FinCEN thinks it has the authority to go after entities… Read more

TradeHill Shuts Down, To Return Client’s Funds:
The second largest exchange for buying and selling bitcoins, TradeHill, has shut down its trading operation and is returning funds on deposit from its clients.
The announcement from the exchange’s CEO, Jared Kenna, blames ‘increasing regulation’ and losses exceeding $100K USD when transfers to the exchange were reversed by a… Read more

[Bitcoin Money] ‘Fastest Growing Bitcoin Business’ Paying Interest On Deposits:
A post on Bitcoin Money blog describes the latest development at Bitcoinica but also includes a cautionary note regarding the trading service’s current status.  Excerpts:
“Bitcoinica has started paying interest to those holding balances in their accounts with the service and will start passing through interest rate… Read more

‘Fastest Growing Bitcoin Business’ Paying Interest On Deposits
Today Bitcoinica began testing an incentive to attract deposits to its leveraged trading service — the only one of its kind where bitcoin positions are traded.  An announcement of the incentive was posted on the BitcoinTalk forum by Zhou Tong, Bitcoinica’s founder.  Essentially, Bitcoinica has started paying interest… Read more

Need Moar Bitcoin? Follow @BitcoinNews :
There’s a lot more going on with Bitcoin than what gets blogged and reblogged at various feeds that BitcoinWatch.com draws from.  Follow @BitcoinNews for a bit more complete coverage throughout the day.
To sip from the Bitcoin firehose, the @BitcoinNews/Bitcoin lists follows most Bitcoiners and usually includes several dozen Bitcoin-related tweets per… Read more

Introducing The Occcu – 99% Unlike Bitcoin:
A post on Bitcoin Money blog (@BitcoinMoney) describes the launch of the complementary currency, the Occcu.  Excerpts:
“A promotional flyer for the Occcu describes it as ‘a fair global currency’.  To prevent hoarding the Occcu imposes “demurrage” (negative interest).  You’ll want to spend your Occcus right away as anything you… Read more

Introducing The Occcu – 99% Unlike Bitcoin
A new complementary currency, the Occcu, falls under the category of a “basic-income currency” which is like a form of social security paid to all individuals.  About the only thing Occcu has in common with Bitcoin is that they both can be traded person-to-person online.
A promotional flyer for the Occcu… Read more