Re: US Agencies to Say that Bitcoin Offer Legitimate Benefits

On 18 November 2013 14:21, pindar wong <pindar.wong@gmail.com> wrote:

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> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-18/u-s-agencies-to-say-bitcoins-offer-legitimate-benefits.html
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The analysis I heard from the first meeting was that it was quite
productive.  Note the second meeting includes the banking committee:

Starts at 3:30 EST and there's a live webcast available.

http://www.banking.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=955322cc-d648-4a00-a41f-c23be8ff4cad

Panel 1

Ms. Jennifer Shasky Calvery Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Mr. David Cotney Commissioner of Banks, Massachusetts Division of Banks

Panel 2

Mr. Anthony Gallippi Co-founder and CEO, BitPay, Incorporated
Ms. Mercedes Kelley Tunstall Partner and Practice Leader, Privacy and Data
Security Group, Ballard Spahr LLP
Ms. Sarah Jane Hughes University Scholar and Fellow in Commercial Law,
Maurer School of Law, University of Indiana
Mr. Paul Smocer BITS President, Financial Services Roundtable