Congressman Jared Polis Buys His First Bitcoins at Robocoin ATM Demo in Washington
Congressman Jared Polis Source: United States Congress. Representative Jared Polis of Colorado is known to be a friend to the bitcoin community. When Senator Joe Manchin wrote an angry letter trying to get bitcoin banned, Polis fired back with impressive timing asking for a ban of the U. S. Dollar while they were at it. At an event on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Nevada-based Robocoin demonstrated their bitcoin ATM. The purpose? To help educate members of congress on the bitcoin technology. As for Congressman Polis: he's the proud owner of a small amount of bitcoin. Polis is reported to have....
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After inviting bitcoin ATM maker Robocoin to give a presentation at Capitol Hill yesterday (8th April), US Congressman Jared Polis has become the first representative to buy bitcoin - in public, at least. Polis had asked Robocoin to demonstrate its two-way bitcoin machine to other members and officials unfamiliar with the practicalities of the technology. Showing just how easy it is to buy bitcoin using such a device, he put $10 into the ATM, receiving 0.02 BTC in return. According to CoinReport, Polis said some US politicians have little understanding of bitcoin and are therefore....
Congressman Jared Polis wants to educate lawmakers about bitcoin. Colorado Democrat Jared Polis is certainly a huge proponent of bitcoin. About a month ago, Polis wrote a satirical letter to Congress calling for the immediate ban of the U. S. dollar. Senator Joe Manchin had urged the U. S. Treasury to ban bitcoin since it can be used in illegal transactions and offered some degree of anonymity. However, Polis noted that the same could be said about the U. S. dollar. “Dollar bills allow for anonymous and irreversible transactions…The U.S. Dollar was present by the truck load in Saddam....
Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado (who recently called for a ban of the U. S. Dollar in response to another congressman's call to ban bitcoin) is scheduled to be delivering remarks at an event he helped schedule, which will feature a demonstration of Robocoin's bitcoin ATM. The event is slated to take place in the Rayburn House Office Building. "We're honored to be the first Bitcoin company welcomed with open arms to demo on Capitol Hill," said Robocoin CEO Jordan Kelley. So what's the point of hauling an ATM to the Capitol? Well, it's Robocoin's opportunity to share what they do with....
Congressman Polis Bridges Gap Between Bitcoin Companies and Capitol Hill. U. S. Congressman Jared Polis took time out from his busy campaign schedule recently to meet with representatives, including CEOs, from nine digital currencies companies including itBit and Blockchain. Organized by the Washington, D. C. -based advocacy and education group Coin Center, the roundtable was an attempt to bridge the gap between the world of Washington and Congress and the world of fintech and digital currencies. Coin Center Executive Director Jerry Brito, who chaired the meeting, was happy with the....
Congressman Jared Polis is no stranger to bitcoin. The democratic Representative from the Second District of Colorado has long stood up for the idea of bitcoin and digital currency, even going to far as to welcoming Robocoin to the nation's capital to show off their bitcoin ATM. Now, Polis is co-hosting an event on Capitol Hill designed to demonstrate the machinations of bitcoin to the country's lawmakers from some of the best and brightest in the industry. BetaBeat reports that major bitcoin companies like Coinbase and BitPay will be engaging with members of Congress at the Rayburn House....