The price of bitcoin has broken below $10,000 for the first time since February 26 on a statement from the SEC regarding cryptocurrency exchanges. The SEC statement, released on March 7, reads, “If a platform offers trading of digital assets that are securities and operates as an “exchange,” as defined by the federal securities laws, then the platform must register with the SEC as a national securities exchange or be exempt from registration.” The events of March 7 started with a massive increase in the price of viacoin (VIA) against bitcoin, which is rumored to be a hack of the Binance exchange or a hack involving ... (full story)