Category: open source

Department of the Treasury issued guidance on virtual currencies

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fincen.gov (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) issued FIN-2013-G001.

A user of virtual currency is not an MSB* under FinCEN’s regulations and therefore is not subject to MSB registration, reporting, and recordkeeping regulations. However, an administrator or exchanger is an MSB under FinCEN’s regulations, specifically, a money transmitter, unless a limitation to or exemption from the definition applies to the person

*MSB = money services businesses.

Met + 3d replicator

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metmuseum.org

…since 1872 when the Met first allowed artists to re-create works of art on display. In that spirit, for the first time ever, on June 1 and 2, approximately twenty-five digital artists and programmers will gather at the Met to experiment with the latest 3-D scanning and replicating technologies. Their aim will be to use the Museum’s vast encyclopedic collections as a departure point for the creation of new work.