(73) Performance. (68) Story. (67) When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. The family was starving, and they could hardly find money for food, let alone school fees.
Bitcoin Is Being Monitored by an Increasingly Wary U.S. Government. Some fear virtual currencies could hinder Americaâs ability to disrupt the financial networks of its foes and even upend parts of the global financial system.
Bitcoin businesses have been able to conduct business and get licensing, but the ban technically is still there, if not in practice currently. Vietnam Back in February of 2014, Vietnam banned the virtual currency bitcoin for use by credit institutions, citing its ease of use for criminal purposes and its high risk for investors.