This coverage is coming to you live from Bitcoin London. You can follow us on Twitter for updates or check out the other article posted today: Bitcoin London – Regulatory Panel Review Venture Capital In Bitcoin Investment interest in bitcoin companies has grown in recent months as media coverage and infrastructure increases, yet virtual currency remains largely untapped by interested investors. To address this, the Bitcoin London conference featured a panel of VCs discussing their views on the market. On the panel were: Nick Shalek, Ribbit Capital Stefan Glaenzer, Passion Capital Michael Jackson, Mangrove Stephanie Baker, Bloomberg (Moderator) Nick Shalek summarized …
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Discussion around governmental regulation of bitcoin came to a furor over the last few days when one of the five commissioners of the US’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Bart Chilton, commented on FT.com: “It’s not monopoly money we’re talking about here – real people can have real risk in these instruments, and we need to ensure that we protect markets and consumers, even in what at first blush appear to be ‘out there’ transactions.” The next day he stated on Bloomberg.tv: “In essence, we’re talking about a type of shadow currency, and there is more than a colorable argument …
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May 9, 2013
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Tagged Bart Chilton, Bitcoin, CFTC, regulation, US, VC, volume
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