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US Senator asks for a Bitcoin ban, but don’t hold your breath

27
Feb
2014

Many will tell you that Bitcoin stands on shaky legal ground. Senator Joe Manchin, however, believes its outright dangerous — to the point that he has sent a letter to regulators asking them to ban the digital currency. Theres no regulation, he says, and Bitcoins mix of anonymity and irreversibility is appealing to a shady crowd; the Senator believes that black markets and thieves operate with relative freedom.

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