DOJ Holds Digital Currency Summit with Government Agencies and Bitcoin Organizations
In an effort to create more dialogue between regulators, law enforcement, and digital currency companies and organizations, the U. S. Department of Justice convened a seminar at the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco. According to a statement released by the DOJ, the summit included "approximately 175 government and industry participants, including....
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