Bitcoin Forum

http://www.wjla.com/video/2013/08/the-backlash-over-bitcoin.html

Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drPkfGUZBqY

News interview with Andrea Castillo who wrote the recent Mercatus Centre paper.

She does very well and should be added to the bitcoin.org press contacts page IMO.

This forum is the source of the Trendon Shavers photo. Who would've thought.

She sounds like she knows exactly what she's talking about.  Good coverage.

I agree with this, she explains it greatly.

she knows very well about bitcoin because she is from the same university where this comes from :)

http://www.politico.com/morningmoney/0813/morningmoney11456.html

2nd section is on bitcoin specifically - I recommend following the link provided to this great analysis of Bitcoin for regulators:

http://mercatus.org/  then click on main feature "Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers" which is a PDF I think all regulators need to read.

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FIRST LOOK: BITCOIN POLICY PRIMER FROM MERCATUS -- As Washington gets to know Bitcoin better, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University is releasing a “primer” for policymakers Tuesday. Mercatus senior research fellow Jerry Brito and program associate Andrea Castillo warn that applying existing rules to the digital “cryptocurrency” could impede its development. Bitcoin doesn’t fit into any existing regulatory category – it’s not a foreign currency, traditional commodity or a payments network – and they said policymakers may want to consider a new regulatory category.

They also urged policymakers not to “overreact” to illicit uses of Bitcoin and said regulators need to consider the criminal uses alongside its legitimate uses. In addition, they said lawmakers and regulators should consider whether it’s necessary to preempt state-by-state licensing for Bitcoin businesses — what they call one of the technology’s “greatest obstacles.” The full report: http://bit.ly/19C3rod

BITCOIN 101 — Don’t know what a Bitcoin is, much less why the government is interested? POLITICO’s Zachary Warmbrodt breaks it down: http://politi.co/1bK5PGB

which leads to the PDF at http://mercatus.org/publication/bitcoin-primer-policymakers

which leads to the 48-page Bitcoin primer for policymakers. I found a lot to like, so here is but one example:

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As we have seen, Bitcoin does not easily fit into existing regulatory boxes. That is often the hallmark of a disruptive technology.  Indeed Bitcoin is a revolutionary technical achievement that heralds amazing potential benefits to human welfare.

Andrea Castillo does a superb job giving a live interview about Bitcoin. Knows her subject which makes a change.

Couldn't help thinking that she moonlights on the "Arrow" TV series!

I love seeing pirate's face on TV. It makes me smile.

I'd also like to see them go after the pedophile thief, Bruce Wagner.

Yes, unlike so many others that don't do their homework before getting in front of a camera and try to explain Bitcoin.