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Title: [2014-05-13] RT - Tensions in bitcoin community over political lobbying Post by: Nemo1024 on May 18, 2014, 07:11:32 PM Tensions in bitcoin community over political lobbying
http://rt.com/usa/158524-bitcoin-hires-lobbyists-save-reputation/ Quote A number of countries have warned against bitcoin, creating an ugly perception of the cryptocurrency. Yet the decentralized digital payment has enough of a footing to hire lobbyists to combat that idea and potentially help pave the way to its legitimacy. Title: Re: [2014-05-13] RT - Tensions in bitcoin community over political lobbying Post by: bryant.coleman on May 19, 2014, 02:03:02 AM Heard that the Mastercard lawyers are already lobbying hard against Bitcoin and spending millions of USD. I don't think that the Bitcoin foundation can compete them by doing a counter-lobbying.
Title: Re: [2014-05-13] RT - Tensions in bitcoin community over political lobbying Post by: notthematrix on May 19, 2014, 08:52:41 AM Heard that the Mastercard lawyers are already lobbying hard against Bitcoin and spending millions of USD. I don't think that the Bitcoin foundation can compete them by doing a counter-lobbying. Bitcoin is worldwide Mastercard is not , so unless they lobby worldwide the have a small chance.But you need registration for thoose cards , and thats a problem for 90% of the population. |