Bitcoin in the News : 2015-12

Ring out the old and ring in the new. After catching up through Bitcoin in the News - Oct/Nov 2015, I'm going to devote the first post of each new month to a recap of news from the previous month. December 2015 saw a couple of small stories that attracted more attention than the others. The first was positive.

• SEC Approves Plan to Issue Stock Via Bitcoin's Blockchain (wired.com)
• Bitcoin tech approved as a way to issue shares (engadget.com)

The second was negative.

• Over 10,000 people were duped by Bitcoin mining startup, feds say (arstechnica.com) • 'SEC: Josh Garza and GAW Miners "robbed one investor to pay another".'
• Bitcoin scam charges made against companies in US (bbc.com)

December is the month when journalists look back at the major stories of the waning year.

• The Top 10 Global Bitcoin Regulatory Developments of 2015 (coindesk.com)
• 11 Bitcoin Startups That Went Bust in 2015 (coindesk.com)
• Should You Invest In Bitcoin? 10 Arguments Against As Of December 2015 (forbes.com) • 'second article in a three-part series on whether or not Bitcoin makes a good investment'

It's also the month when they look forward to imagine what the coming year will bring.

• Bitcoin price forecasts: Supply and predictions (businessinsider.com)
• Record highs predicted for bitcoin in 2016 as new supply halves (indiatimes.com)
• 5 Bitcoin and Blockchain Startups to Watch in 2016 (coindesk.com)

These next links aren't really 'news', but it's good to know that the long-running Popular Science thinks the subject is important enough for a feature section.

• Is Bitcoin Really The Future Of Money? (popsci.com)
• Bitcoin: What It Is And How It Works (popsci.com)
• More++

That's it for 2015! Next stop: 2016.