Re: Report on the Bitcoin Foundation's Trip to Washington D.C.
To address a few questions:
FinCEN hosted the meeting, not the Foundation.
It did not subpoena the foundation. We went willingly
As far as I know, it was not recorded. It wasn't open to press either.
The Foundation did not endorse any particular investigative or regulatory methods, nor did we lobby for any particular policy position. The meeting was the beginning of a conversation, not a debate. Moreover, the Foundation has not developed any particular policy position as of yet. It is in the midst of determining its policy positions by democratic, community-driven process. If you'd like your voice heard in this process, or would like to know more about how it works, you should consider joining the Foundation.
I should say that we made one particular point very strongly, that the Foundation does not represent "Bitcoin". We represent our constituent members. We tried to be as transparent as possible about that.
FinCEN hosted the meeting, not the Foundation.
It did not subpoena the foundation. We went willingly
As far as I know, it was not recorded. It wasn't open to press either.
The Foundation did not endorse any particular investigative or regulatory methods, nor did we lobby for any particular policy position. The meeting was the beginning of a conversation, not a debate. Moreover, the Foundation has not developed any particular policy position as of yet. It is in the midst of determining its policy positions by democratic, community-driven process. If you'd like your voice heard in this process, or would like to know more about how it works, you should consider joining the Foundation.
I should say that we made one particular point very strongly, that the Foundation does not represent "Bitcoin". We represent our constituent members. We tried to be as transparent as possible about that.