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Topic: [2017-06-09] Bitcoin Experts to Congress: Overseas Exchanges Are Enabling Cyberc (Read 1785 times)

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Bitcoin and blockchain experts are urging US lawmakers to ramp up pressure on unlicensed offshore exchanges.Coming yesterday during a hearing held by a subcommittee within the US House of Representatives, the calls followed a notable string of ransomware attacks that have seen consumer data held hostage in exchange for bitcoin payments. The situation has also seen politicians taking a renewed interest in the more negative aspects of cryptocurrency technology in response.
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-experts-to-congress-overseas-exchanges-are-enabling-cybercrime/
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