“A Senate committee sent a letter to DHS asking what the agency is doing to crack down on the illicit use of Bitcoins. Similar letters were sent to a host of other three-letter agencies including the DOJ and the SEC. “The speed at which payments can be sent globally and the potentially profitable investments that can be made trading virtual currency have made them attractive to entrepreneurs and investors alike,’ write Senators Thomas Carper (D-Del.) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) in the letter. ‘However, their near anonymous and decentralized nature has also attracted criminals who value few things more than being allowed to operate in the shadows.'”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/08/15/congress-is-nervous-about-bitcoin/
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Related posts:
U.S. warns of cyber attacks on medical devices
Stockbroker saves his life by smoking 130,000 government-issued joints
Four-month deal reached between Greece, creditors
U.S media brings glitz to increasingly urbane Mongolia
U.S. Fed's Kocherlakota says interested in bitcoin
St. Louis residents became aware of Army nuclear waste dumping via HBO doc
Cubans ditch exit permits for international travel
Germany fears revolution if Europe scraps welfare model
Chinese investors go crazy for Bitcoin
Ron Paul Gets Cut Off During Interview On Syria With Wolf Blitzer
It is capitalism, not democracy, that the Arab world needs most
Milwaukee County agrees to settle police brutality case for $110,000
U.S. SEC to release long-awaited "crowdfunding" rule
Cyprus Central Bank Governor resigns with $250K golden parachute
Greenwald: NSA's view of drone opponents as 'threats' and 'adversaries'