Support Digital Currencies, Blockchain & Fintech, US Congress Tells Govt
With a new bipartisan bill by the House of Representatives, a call has been issued to the US Government to adopt a national policy to promote citizens’ access to new financial innovation including blockchain and digital currencies. A new Congressional resolution is calling on the United States government to support the development and ease of access to financial tools including blockchain, digital currencies and FinTech. The resolution seeks a national policy for technology in order to achieve those goals. The bipartisan bill resolution sees its title as “Expressing the sense of the House....
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