Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2016-09-20 01:10.

Sounds like this logic would recognize gold as money too.

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By Jonathan Stempel

Reuters

Monday, September 18, 2016

NEW YORK -- Bitcoin qualifies as money, a federal judge ruled on today in a decision linked to a criminal case over hacking attacks against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other companies.

U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan rejected a bid by Anthony Murgio to dismiss two charges related to his alleged operation of Coin.mx, which prosecutors have called an unlicensed bitcoin exchange.

Murgio had argued that bitcoin did not qualify as "funds" under the federal law prohibiting the operation of unlicensed money transmitting businesses.

But the judge, like her colleague Jed Rakoff in an unrelated 2014 case, said the virtual currency met that definition.

"Bitcoins are funds within the plain meaning of that term," Nathan wrote. "Bitcoins can be accepted as a payment for goods and services or bought directly from an exchange with a bank account. They therefore function as pecuniary resources and are used as a medium of exchange and a means of payment." ...

... For the remainder of the report:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-jpmorgan-cyber-bitcoin-idUSKCN11P2DE



ADVERTISEMENT K92 Mining Shows What 'Fast Track' Really Means

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By Kevin Silva

Market One Media, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

via Business News Network, Toronto

September 18, 2016

"Fast-tracking" is an overused phrase in the mining sector. But K92 Mining Inc. (TSX.V: KNT) has demonstrated exactly what that concept means.

Less than four months after going public on May 25, the company has completed additional financings totaling $18.5 million. It also refurbished the mill and mine facilities with enhanced processing capacity and has two drills turning onsite. With all this accomplished, production looks to be just days away.

"The technical team on site has done an excellent job with the production restart, and we are on schedule and on budget," says Director and Chief Operating Officer John Lewins. "With that focus on track, and with the enhanced financial flexibility resulting from our recent financings, we are now looking to target a resource expansion that we believe exists."

K92 has under-promised and over-delivered. ...

... For the remainder of the announcement:

http://www.bnn.ca/k92-shows-what-fast-track-really-means-1.568196



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