Government gets to grips with bitcoin

Friday, 26 September 2014 00:00

Government is looking into adding bitcoin as a transaction option.

Treasury Minister Eddie Teare explains why it's being discussed:

Last week - industry figures were trying to process news that banks have severed ties with the new emerging economy - a solution is yet to be announced.

However director of e-business development Peter Greenhill says the Island needs to keep up-to-the-minute with modern types of currency exchange:

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