Witnesses at Senate Bitcoin Hearing Include FinCEN and Secret Service

Witnesses at Senate Bitcoin Hearing Include FinCEN and Secret Service

By now you may have heard of the imminent U. S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing taking place on November 18th. Congressmen and women will be learning and discussing digital currency Bitcoin in order to get a better understanding of how it works and the implications if its use. Information is coming forward today on who else is expected to testify. According to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's website, there will be two panels of witnesses. The first panel consists of members from the United States government. They are: Jennifer Shasky....


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