DOJ's Kathryn Haun to Discuss Blockchain and Transparency Issues

DOJ's Kathryn Haun to Discuss Blockchain and Transparency Issues

No less than the Department of Justice Assistant US Attorney Kathryn Haun herself is set to discuss blockchain and transparency issues during the Consensus 2015 event on September 10, 2015 in New York. Haun heads digital currency initiatives for northern California at the US Department of Justice and has led the inquiry against Ripple Labs. She was recently appointed the Digital Currency Crimes Coordinator for northern California at the US Department of Justice. Aside from leading a new multi-agency task force charged with looking into digital currencies that includes the FBI, Secret....


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