Eric Benz: Companies in This Ecosystem Must Create as Much Awareness as Possible
Payment technologist Eric Benz has been a busy guy since he first learned about Bitcoin. His work within payments has taken him to ZipZap to, currently, GoCoin and Expresscoin. We had a chance to speak with Benz this week. CoinTelegraph: We would love to talk about GoCoin and Expresscoin, but first can you tell us about the UK Digital Currency Association and their current cooperation with the FCA? “The FCA is taking a cautious approach to digital currencies, and have told the UKDCA that it doesn’t believe that Bitcoin businesses currently fall within its regulatory remit. However, they do....
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