This morning, Bart Chilton of the Commodity Futures Trading Commision said, about Bitcoin, quote:
"They don't exist. And I didn't want to regulate them. I didn't want to put the government's stamp of approval on Bitcoin."
Source:
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=3000169018Excellent.
First they ignore you.....
hmmm, he's worried about talk of regulation legitamising the coin?? therefore backpedaling and trying to not even recognise it's existence?
EDIT - have not watched it, just read the quote...