Dr. Charles Evans: ‘My Expert Witness Fee in a Criminal Case Was Paid in Bitcoin’
Cointelegraph spoke with Dr. Charles Evans— the first expert witness in a criminal case to be paid with bitcoin. In the interview with CoinTelegraph, Evans discusses his non-profit Conscious Entrepreneurship Foundation, pictures the chain of colorful but unhappy events that put a Bitcoin activist, Michel Espinoza behind the bars, and talks about his position with the court of law. Dr. Evans also explains why Bitcoin today should be taken more seriously as ever. Dr. Charles Evans is Associate Professor of Economics and Finance at Barry University in Miami, Florida, and Founding Director of....
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