{"id":328,"date":"2013-11-12T18:41:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.holytransaction.com\/us-homeland-security-committee-to\/"},"modified":"2013-11-12T18:41:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T18:41:00","slug":"us-homeland-security-committee-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/us-homeland-security-committee-to.html","title":{"rendered":"US Homeland Security committee to explore bitcoin\u2019s potential in 18th Nov hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #545454; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 17px; padding: 0px;\">\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/us-homeland-security-committee-explore-bitcoins-potential-18th-nov-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\">CoinDesk<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/southtopia\" target=\"_blank\">@Southopia<\/a>) The US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has set 18th November as the date for its&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/senate-committee-hearing-virtual-currency\/\" style=\"-webkit-transition: color 0.25s linear initial; border: 0px; color: #408bfe; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s linear initial;\" title=\"CoinDesk: Senate committee hearings\">hearing<\/a>&nbsp;into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #545454; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 17px; padding: 0px;\">\nUS Senator Tom Carper, chairman of the committee,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/media\/majority-media\/chairman-carper-applauds-fec-quick-action-on-bitcoin-campaign-contributions-policy\" style=\"-webkit-transition: color 0.25s linear; border: 0px; color: #408bfe; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s linear;\" target=\"_blank\">said last week<\/a>&nbsp;that the aim of the hearing, titled \u2018Beyond Silk Road: potential risks, threats, and promises of virtual currencies\u2019,&nbsp;is to \u201cdig into what a whole-government approach to this new and unique technology may look like\u201d.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #545454; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 17px; padding: 0px;\">\nAccording to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcointalk.org\/index.php?topic=329932.0\" style=\"-webkit-transition: color 0.25s linear; border: 0px; color: #408bfe; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s linear;\" target=\"_blank\">a post<\/a>&nbsp;on the Bitcoin Talk forum, several people representing bitcoin interests have been invited to testify, including members of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinfoundation.org\/\" style=\"-webkit-transition: color 0.25s linear; border: 0px; color: #408bfe; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s linear;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Bitcoin Foundation home\">Bitcoin Foundation<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #545454; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 17px; padding: 0px;\">\nThe hearing will feature two separate panels, one representing US law enforcement agencies and another representing bitcoin, extolling the virtues of digital currencies.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #545454; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 17px; padding: 0px;\">\nThe US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs is also soon to hold a hearing about bitcoin, although the exact date of this is yet to be made public.<\/div>\n<p>Open your free digital wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/app#!\/signup\">here<\/a> to store your cryptocurrencies in a safe place.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(CoinDesk&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;@Southopia) The US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has set 18th November as the date for its&nbsp;hearing&nbsp;into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. 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