FinCEN, US Secret Service and Bitcoin Foundation among witnesses to speak at major hearing on bitcoin
The US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) has revealed the list of witnesses who will speak at a hearing into bitcoin on 18th November. Titled 'Beyond Silk Road: potential risks, threats, and promises of virtual currencies', the hearing is to take place at 15:00 (local time) in room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The hearing will feature two separate panels, one representing US law enforcement agencies and another representing bitcoin, extolling the virtues of digital currencies. Panel one consists of: Jennifer Shasky....
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By now you may have heard of the imminent U. S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing taking place on November 18th. Congressmen and women will be learning and discussing digital currency Bitcoin in order to get a better understanding of how it works and the implications if its use. Information is coming forward today on who else is expected to testify. According to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's website, there will be two panels of witnesses. The first panel consists of members from the United States government. They are: Jennifer Shasky....
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee will today be holding a hearing on Capitol Hill at 3PM Eastern time on the topic of Bitcoin. Titled "Beyond Silk Road: Potential Risks, Threats, and Promises of Virtual Currencies", the hearing will consist of two panels. One panel of witnesses will represent the U. S. Government, and the other will represent Bitcoin. From our post yesterday: Witnesses on the side of the federal government include Jennifer Shasky Calvery of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network at the U. S. Department of the Treasury, Mythili Ramanof the U.....
So maybe you've heard some chatter about United States Senate hearings on Bitcoin this week. But did you know there's more than one hearing on Bitcoin happening in the Senate this week? The first hearing is taking place on Monday and involves the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee. The hearing is taking place at 3 PM Eastern time. Witnesses on the side of the federal government include Jennifer Shasky Calvery of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network at the U. S. Department of the Treasury, Mythili Ramanof the U. S. Department of Justice, and Edward W. Lowery III from....
The Australian Senate will hold its first hearing into cryptocurrencies this Wednesday morning (local time) from 08:30-12:30, as part of the Digital Currency Inquiry (DCI). Representing the international community at the hearing will be Perianne Boring of the US Chamber of Digital Commerce (CDC), the trade association which has made a name for itself lobbying to educate and promote digital currency issues among US policy makers. A live audio/video feed of proceedings will be available on the parliament's website, and the Senate has invited members of the public to submit their own....
A hearing held by the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has announced the list of those who will speak at its November 18th hearing on Bitcoin. The hearing, named “Beyond Silk Road: potential risks, threats, and promises of virtual currencies,” will feature two panels. The first panel will consist of: Jennifer Shasky Calvery, from the Department of the Treasury Mythili Raman, acting assistant attorney general Edward W. Lowery III, special agent in the Secret Service’s Criminal Investigative Division The second panel will consist of: Ernie Allen, president of....