WV Senator Calls For Ban On All Unregulated Cryptocurrencies

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Posted by timothy on Thursday February 27, 2014 @09:44AM from the and-you-can't-trade-with-your-neighbors-either dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, has called for for heavily regulation of Bitcoin. Reached for comment, his staff confirmed Manchin is seeking a 'ban' that would apply to any cryptocurrency that's both anonymous and unregulated."

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Re:American Money (Score:4, Funny)

by Narcocide ( 102829 ) writes: on Thursday February 27, 2014 @09:52AM (#46356431) Homepage

God, lets hope so. Only then can my long term goal of transitioning the US economy to Disney Dollars come to fruition.

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Makes you wonder... (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday February 27, 2014 @09:53AM (#46356433)

..how much he lost?

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Gee, color me surprised (Score:5, Funny)

by carlhaagen ( 1021273 ) writes: on Thursday February 27, 2014 @10:08AM (#46356585)

A banking goon wants cryptographic currency - a technological currency the banks cannot gain any control of - to be banned. How about that. What's next? A system for banning competition in business?

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Re:too bothered to regulate (Score:4, Funny)

by erroneus ( 253617 ) writes: on Thursday February 27, 2014 @11:25AM (#46357429) Homepage

BATFECES; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Encrypted Currency and Explosive Stuff

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