Bitcoin Foundation Hires Regulatory Expert for EU Policy Push
The Bitcoin Foundation has been ramping up its lobbying efforts in the US since July, most notably with the hiring of Washington, DC-based firm Thorsen French Advocacy. Now, the organisation is making a similar push to promote the digital currency in Europe. The foundation announced today that it has retained regulatory expert Monica Monaco to directly promote the digital currency with political leaders and policymakers in the European Union (EU). This is the first time the an external expert has been directly hired in this way in the EU, where the foundation normally relies on the....
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