Bitcoin Price Hits Highest Level Since August Oct 6, 2015 at 22:40 | Pete Rizzo The price of bitcoin on the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index rose to a high today of $247.57, its highest total since 18th August. Japanese Think Tank to Create Blockchain Proof-of-Concept Oct 6, 2015 at 21:50 | Grace Caffyn The Nomura Research Institute will study blockchain technology to assess its use in the securities sector. US Law Commission to Debate Model Digital Currency Bill in DC Oct 6, 2015 at 20:45 | Pete Rizzo The Uniform Law Commission is set to discuss a draft version of a model law for regulating virtual currencies such as bitcoin this week. Japanese Cryptocurrency Startup Orb Raises $2.3 Million Oct 6, 2015 at 12:20 | Yessi Bello Perez Tokyo-based startup Orb, the company behind new cryptocurrency management platform SmartCoin, has raised $2.3m in seed funding