China Bars Banks From Using Bitcoin and Other News You Need to Know

 By 
Stan Schroeder
 on 
China Bars Banks From Using Bitcoin and Other News You Need to Know

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.

Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. China took a big step in regulSating Bitcoin by barring its financial institutions from facilitating Bitcoin transactions. Bluetooth 4.1, a completely software-based update, has been announced; it will improve Bluetooth connectivity and introduce a dedicated channel for IPv6, among other improvements. And Microsoft announced its plans to take action against “government snooping.”

Check out the video above for more on these stories.

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