Chamber of Digital Commerce, Heritage Foundation to Hold Discussion Panel on Bitcoin
Some news hitting our inbox from the Chamber of Digital Commerce this afternoon. Both the Chamber of Digital Commerce and the Heritage Foundation are expected to hold a discussion surrounding the topic of bitcoin on October 1st at 10:30 a.m. at the Heritage Foundation Lehrman Auditorium in Washington, D. C. The Chamber's Founder and President, Perianne Boring, will be joined by Carol Van Cleef (Partner at Manatt, Phillips and Phillips), George Gilder of The Discovery Institute, and Norbert J. Michel of The Heritage Foundation. The discussion panel will cover the following topics: What is....
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