Everything You Need to Know About Today’s New York Hearing on Bitcoin
Published on January 29, 2014 at 11:00 GMT | News, Regulation, US & Canada
UPDATE (29th January, 13:14 GMT): Read CoinDesk’s report on yesterday’s hearing here. You can watch the full video here.
Stay tuned to CoinDesk for more updates on today’s hearing, and be sure to follow us on Twitter for live tweets on the proceedings.
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The New York Department of Financial Services is shortly to begin its hearing about bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Taking place in the 4th Floor Boardroom of 90 Church Street, New York, the hearing is set to begin at 11:30 (EST) today (28th January) and the second session will begin tomorrow at 10:00.
A live webcast of the hearings can be found here. Follow @CoinDesk on Twitter as we will also be live tweeting the event.
Tuesday 28th January
Panel 1
Title: The Investor Perspective: The Future of Virtual Currencies
Time: 11:30 – 13:30
Witnesses:
- Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of SecondMarket and founder of the Bitcoin Investment Trust
- Jeremy Liew, partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Fred Wilson, partner, Union Square Ventures
- Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, principals, Winklevoss Capital Management
Panel 2
Title: Virtual Currencies and Regulation in an Evolving Landscape
Time: 14:30 – 16:30
Witnesses:
- Charles Lee, creator of litecoin
- Judie Rinearson, partner, Bryan Cave
- Carol Van Cleef, partner, Patton Boggs
- TBD Additional Witnesses
Wednesday 28th January
Panel 1
Title: Law Enforcement and Virtual Currencies
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Witnesses:
- Cyrus R. Vance, Jr, District Attorney of New York County
- Richard B. Zabel, Deputy US Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Panel 2
Title: Virtual Currency Commerce and Consumer Protections
Time: 11:30 – 13:30
Witnesses:
- Fred Ehrsam – co-founder, Coinbase
- Jeremy Allaire – founder and CEO, Circle Internet Financial
- TBD representative of Overstock.com
Panel 3
Title: The Academic View on Virtual Currencies
Time: 14:30 – 16:00
Witnesses:
- Ed W. Felten, professor of computer science and public affairs, and director of the Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University
- Susan Athey, professor of economics, Stanford University
Source: http://www.coindesk.com/everything-you-need-to-know-new-york-hearings-bitcoin/
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