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Title: [2015-07-02] CD: Brazilian Congressman Calls for Hearing on Bitcoin Regulation Post by: Grand_Voyageur on July 03, 2015, 06:30:15 AM Brazilian Congressman Calls for Hearing on Bitcoin Regulation
Quote Brazilian Congressman Manoel Junior has proposed a public hearing to discuss bitcoin and digital currency regulation. The hearing, if held, would involve representatives from Banco Central do Brasil; the Receita Federal, the Brazilian tax enforcement agency; Conselho de Controle de Atividades Fiancerias, the country's anti-fraud agency; and representatives of the local bitcoin industry. CoinBR CEO Safiri Felix, the only company named in the official request, indicated that discussions about such a meeting have been ongoing since a report on the technology was released by the Brazilian Senate in December 2014. At the time, the report recommended bitcoin regulation was unnecessary. Full story: http://www.coindesk.com/brazilian-congressman-calls-for-hearing-on-bitcoin-regulation/ |