Panel II
Ernie Allen
President and Chief Executive Officer
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited ChildrenI think there is a chance the bitcoin representatives may have to walk out on this hearing. Nothing good can come of this if they have already decided bitcoin is directly associated with child porn.
It wouldn't surprise me if they try create a slander campaign and bait the media. Thats all we need is the media saying bitcoin is associated with child pornography. seems to me the feds are playing dirty as usual on this one
It's not likely. This isn't the first time this guy has appeared on a bitcoin-esque panel.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=232950.0The USGOV approach to crime fighting is highly financial in nature, and just like with the NSA, the Senate et al want to drum up policy that suits these objectives. This guy is mainly a scumbag from what I can tell, but he's not going nuclear on bitcoin, he just wants to be able to track transactions to discourage or prevent child exploitation.