Regarding the Bill, I hope it dies .... it was put on hold about 5 years ago but S13 of S1241 need to be wiped once and for all. I have put this page together: http://www.abolishthebitlicense.com/advocacy.php
No, the foundation is not dead ! All the trade organizations would like it to be dead ... like Coincenter.
In July 2017, in San Diego, an organization called the Uniform Law Commission voted to ratify a new version of the NY Bitlicense. All the information is here. When the Bitcoin Foundation learned about the ULC, it set a letter that caused the commissioners to pause. http://uniformlaws.org/Committee.aspx?title=Regulation%20of%20Virtual%20Currency%20Businesses%20Act
Now, the Bitcoin Foundation understood that the fight on the Bitlicense in New York was not dead.
http://www.itpro.co.uk/strategy/28261/bitcoin-news-bitcoin-foundation-readies-legal-team-for-us-regulation-battle
At the same time, there is another Bitcoiner, Morpheus Titania in Jail. The whole piece on asking the FBI is for him.
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Article/216911-2017-04-25-update-on-morhpeus-titania-aka-thomas-costanzo-arrested-4-20.htm
We created a Facebook Page for him: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreeMorpheusTitania
This is another guy arrested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pX7IQ6UOVM (Randall Lord) but after pleading realizes his mistake.
If you want to read the documents:
This is a transcript on the hearing. It's page 8 Line 6. There should have been a major objection here. http://www.article78againstnydfs.com/docs/PetixCase/2015-cr-00227/55-Transcript/12913785335.pdf
Before that hearing, there was this report made by a judge where he answers the question: Are Bitcoins “Money” or “Funds” Under Section 1960? Defining the terms “money” and “funds” requires using a few principles of statutory interpretation. (Page 7) http://www.article78againstnydfs.com/docs/PetixCase/2015-cr-00227/36-Report/document.pdf
The Bitcoin Foundation in the long ass letter says it: http://www.article78againstnydfs.com/docs/BitcoinFoundation/LetterFromClaasenToCommittees-08-29-2017-FULLPACKAGE.pdf
"Congress should investigate the DOJ’s policy of prosecuting individuals in certain Bitcoin-related transactions under 18 U.S.C. § 1960" (Page 2)
This is explained in detail in Page 10 of the document. The DOJ has misapplied 18 U.S.C. § 1960 to prosecute individuals involved in exchanging Bitcoin for cash or other financial instruments.
The bitcoin foundation stopped joking.
I did wake them up in Miami back in January.
Thank you - this and the original post is really good stuff.
Unfortunately, the majority of users posting on this forum do not understand that government licenses and regulations are bad for bitcoin. Even further, they would not understand even if every government bans bitcoin despite this bitcoin still would be used, sought after and invested in regardless.