US Senator Calls for Bitcoin Ban in Letter to Top Federal Regulators
U. S. Senator Joe Manchin, a democrat from West Virginia, has formally sent a letter to federal regulators calling for an outright ban on bitcoin and suggesting that the failure of immediate action could negatively impact US consumers. Manchin most recently made headlines for allegedly saying that he would vote to repeal the US Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a hallmark law of the Obama administration aimed at expanding public and private insurance coverage, though he later backtracked on the statements. The letter, which was sent to Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet....
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Joe Manchin Source: United States Congress. West Virgina Senator Joe Manchin (D) is calling on federal regulators to ban bitcoin, according to a release pushed out today. Manchin addressed his letter to several regulatory bodies, The United States Treasury, and the Federal Reserve, going so far as to say it is "highly unstable and disruptive to our economy." Manchin points out several times connections between the digital currency and the possibility of using it for illegal purposes. The very features that make Bitcoin attractive to some also attract criminals who are able to disguise....
Joe Manchin United States Congress. One month ago today, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin addressed a letter to the United States Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve calling for the ban of bitcoin. Almost immediately, the news of Manchin's views spread like wildfire, triggering responses of disagreement from not only the bitcoin community, but from the Bitcoin Foundation and even his own colleague, Representative Jared Polis of Colorado. But now that the Internal Revenue Service has issued tax guidance on the digital currency, Manchin just might be changing his tune. "Sure, it....
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