The Bitcoin Foundation Hires Washington D. C. Firm To Do Some Bitcoin Lobbying On Capitol Hill
In a recent press release, the Bitcoin Foundation announced that they have retained Thorsen French Advocacy as an outside lobbying firm to represent the Bitcoin Foundation's interests in Washington. Thorsen French Advocacy is run by Alec French and Carl Thorsen, long time professional acquaintances of Jim Harper, the Bitcoin Foundation's Global Policy Counsel. French is a former counsel for the Democratic House Judiciary Committee, and Thorsen was general counsel to a Justice Department official and the House majority leader during the second Bush Administration. The Bitcoin Foundation....
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The Bitcoin Foundation has stepped up its US lobbying efforts by hiring Washington, DC-based firm Thorsen French Advocacy. The announcement from the Foundation represents perhaps the most high-profile bitcoin lobbying effort to date. In May, Falcon Global Capital hired a lobbying firm to work with Congress, joining Peck Madigan Jones and other companies who are pushing legislators on the topic of digital currency. Thorsen French Advocacy, founded in 2010, is led by Alec French and Carl Thorsen. The two long-time legislative officials have served in various legal capacities within the US....
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