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Title: [2015-06-19] American Banker: Banks Should Welcome Bitcoin Clients, Canadian ...
Post by: chmod755 on June 19, 2015, 11:03:59 PM
Banks Should Welcome Bitcoin Clients, Canadian Lawmakers Say

http://www.americanbanker.com/news/bank-technology/banks-should-welcome-bitcoin-clients-canadian-lawmakers-say-1074998-1.html


Title: Re: [2015-06-19] American Banker: Banks Should Welcome Bitcoin Clients, Canadian ...
Post by: fancy_pants on June 25, 2015, 01:48:09 AM
Banks Should Welcome Bitcoin Clients, Canadian Lawmakers Say

http://www.americanbanker.com/news/bank-technology/banks-should-welcome-bitcoin-clients-canadian-lawmakers-say-1074998-1.html

This seems like a direct response to FinCEN's reckless letter to a month or two ago asking member banks to scrutinize all cryptocurrency accounts.  FinCEN's action resulted in wholesale account closures.  Of course no scrutiny required on a closed bank account.