[2014-08-23] Bitcoin Currency: The New Frontier for the CFPB

[patricktim]

http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2014/8/bitcoin-currency-the-new-frontier-for-the-cfpb

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has unparalleled powers over nearly every consumer financial product and service.  Given that virtual currencies can serve as a form of electronic money, the CFPB has, predictably, decided to weigh in on this topic.