Representatives from the Bitcoin Foundation spent the beginning of this week on Capital Hill representing the bitcoin community to federal policy makers and law enforcement. After meeting with nearly a dozen federal agencies on Monday, yesterday served as an opportunity to interface with legislators. The team met with congressional staff from the offices of five legislators across both the Senate and House of Representatives. With Congress currently in recess, the Foundation capitalized on a rare opportunity to speak at length with government officials, whose schedules are often lighter between sessions. The timing apparently worked to their advantage, as they were …

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On Thursday, the World Bank held a conference on Virtual Currencies and invited Gavin Andresen, Lead Developer for Bitcoin, and Patrick Murck, General Counsel for the Bitcoin Foundation, to speak at a panel. The Wednesday before the panel they joined the DC Bitcoin Meetup to hold an open forum, where they fielded questions from the 50 member audience for two hours. The following are Gavin’s (GA) and Patrick’s (PM) paraphrased responses. Editor’s Note: TGB does not necessarily support any of the following opinions. They are published here to illustrate the viewpoints of two of the more influential people in the bitcoin community. What major …

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