Japanese Politicians Take Interest in Growing Bitcoin Ecosystem
At least two members of parliament from Japan's governing party have shown a keen interest in bitcoin, holding discussions with local advocates and even attending gatherings of Tokyo's regular Meetup group. One is Mineyuki Fukuda, who became interested in bitcoin after reading news stories. In an effort to learn more, he has gone directly to sources and arranged meetings at his parliamentary office with locally-based bitcoiners (including CoinDesk) to gauge opinions and hear recommendations on bitcoin policy. He also met a team from California-based digital currency exchange Kraken,....
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