Listers Interesting development. Details are scant at the moment but if this is true goes to show that you really can't keep a good idea down. I particularly like the quote from BitPesa below:- “CBK has currently chosen not to regulate bitcoin. Unregulated business is not illegal business and BitPesa will continue to operate and maintain our headquarters in Kenya. BitPesa is licensed, however, by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority as an Authorised Payment Institution,” said the firm in a notice. More on the story:- http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Bitcoin-trading-firm-partn... l *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.