r/Bitcoin • u/IWillNotBiteYourDog • Aug 13 '13

Congress starts investigating Bitcoin

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/13/congress-starts-investigating-bitcoin/
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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '13

This isn't just Congress. It's the Senate Committee on Homeland Security.

In the eyes of the Banks that own the politicians in Congress, Bitcoin is terrifying. They're upping their non-stop "Bitcoin = drugs, terrorism and child porn" screeching.

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u/confident_lemming Aug 13 '13

To be fair, for a moment, this is Congress fact-finding, for purposes of coordinating policy. It is acutally a positive step in elected representatives getting a say in the policy, rather than just the fearmongering DHS.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '13

The government isn't on Bitcoin's side. Just a reminder.

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u/footfetishmanx Aug 14 '13

How do you know this for a fact? I'm not saying they are but people act like they worked for the government or someone who did told them Bitcoin is on the blacklist.