Bitcoin: a hopeful start, a stunning spurt, and what the Romans did

From Coindesk.com

As regulators, law-makers and other agencies met the Bitcoin Foundation in Washington earlier this week, one important fact became clear. If you want to get government to listen to you – no, not like the NSA – do something interesting with money that’s difficult to understand.

For, while there’s been no shortage of blowhard politicians ready to proclaim bitcoin as terrorism, tax evasion and massive drug fun all rolled into one, it turns out that Washington is well stocked with smart people who aren’t afraid to ask questions and listen to the answers.

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