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It’s Time To Take The Narrative Back

Over the past few weeks there have been a variety of stories in the mainstream media regarding digital currencies, specifically bitcoin, used for illicit financial transactions. The scariest (and they are meant to scare you) imply that bitcoin is possibly being used to fund terrorism.  As a former broadcast journalist I am astutely aware of how the media creates hype to generate more viewers.

The Telegraph recently published an article titled, “Terror suspect ‘tried to buy enough ricin to poison 100 people’” which states “Mohammed Ammer Ali, 31, of Liverpool, is accused of trying to buy the poison… from a website in the US using internet currency Bitcoins.” However, of course, the article did not mention anything about the fact that because Ali attempted to use a digital and traceable currency, which is broadcast over a public ledger, this probably played a role in law enforcement’s ability to successfully arrest him and prevent the suspected terrorist attack, which would not have been as likely if Ali had elected to use cash. Bitcoin and blockchain technology can and have been used to law enforcement’s advantage. It is time to take the narrative back.

Others within the community are aware of the reputational issues the bitcoin community faces. CoinDesk contributor, Yessi Bello Perez (@yessi_kbello), published an article with similar sentiments highlighting a few negative headlines from Vice, The Daily Caller, and Forbes. My personal favorite was from Forbes contributor W. Ben Hunt who recently said,

“Bitcoin is the cautious expression of a rebellious identity. Using Bitcoin is an effete act of rebellion, a weak signifier of resistance like wearing a hoodie or getting a tattoo that’s well covered by your work clothes. Bitcoin is fashion, more than a fad but less than lasting.”

Whether you agree with Hunt or not, this article highlights much more serious reputational issues the bitcoin community faces and if not addressed, could prompt policymakers to hastily take action.

Recipe For Disaster

In Washington, the bitcoin community has a recipe for disaster: media hype, such as headlines stating, “Bitcoin funded terror attack”, coupled with regulators and legislators who feel pressured to do something about this media hype, but who do not have a full understanding of the technologies. Put this recipe in the oven and you’re likely to bake a cake that is unable to be swallowed by start-ups and small businesses.  In the words of President Obama’s former Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, “Never let a serious crisis go to waste”.

Perianne Boring

Boring Bitcoin Report, CEO

Chamber of Digital Commerce, Founder & President

 

 

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Government Scoop

US Marshals To Auction Silk Road Owner’s Bitcoins

The US Marshals Service recently announced their third bitcoin auction. 50,000 bitcoins that were seized during the Silk Road investigations will be auctioned off in two series (10 blocks of 2,000BTC, and 10 blocks of 3,000BTC). Registration closes on Monday, March 2, 2015. The USMS will contact the winners of the auction on March 6, 2015.

Vermont’s Only Bitcoin ATM Shut Down over Licensing Issue

PYC Bitcoin, who was the operator of the only Bitcoin BTM in Vermont, received a cease and desist letter from the state’s Department of Financial Regulation requesting to shut down the BTM because they do not hold a money transmitter license in Vermont. Commissioner Susan Donegan has been quoted as saying that bitcoin/blockchain meets the state’s definition of “monetary value,” thus is regulated under existing regulations – as opposed to New York who is drafting new regulations specifically for virtual currencies. Money transmission is regulated on a state and federal level. Not one company in the entire digital currency ecosystem has been able to obtain permission to operate in all 50 states. This is a huge barrier to entry for digital currencies companies.

 Industry Scoop

Dell Becomes Largest Company to Accept Bitcoin Internationally

Dell announced they are now accepting bitcoin payments from the United Kingdom and Canada. Dell began accepting the digital currency payments in the US in July. Dell expanded the service through a partnership with Coinbase, the bitcoin payment processor and exchange, which is currently expanding in Europe. However, Coinbase doesn’t offer the ability to buy or sell bitcoin in the UK or Canada and only has a wallet that is available in those countries – an issue we expect them to overcome.

Buying Bitcoin: Morgan Spurlock Looks to Live Off Online Currency

CNN’s Inside Man Morgan Spurlock took an inside look at Bitcoin last week, trying to live off of only the digital currency for one week. Spurlock journeyed around New York City buying food and groceries with bitcoin and even stopped by the NYC Bitcoin Center. He also talked with former FBI agent Chris Tarbell, who was part of the team that dismantled Silk Road, about Bitcoin’s ease of use online. Summing up his experience, Spurlock stated: “I’m still confused by Bitcoin, but I’m less confused than I was at the beginning.” Possibly because he failed to recognize Bitcoin’s biggest potentials are well beyond its use as a currency.

Payment Processor Stripe Taking Bitcoin Payments

Payment processor Stripe announced last week it has integrated bitcoin into its platform. Stripe customers can now accept bitcoin at the cost of .5% of the transaction value (please note the average credit card processing fee is 2.5% of the transaction value). Facebook, Lyft and Kickstarter are a few of the major name brands that use Stripe. Stripe started testing Bitcoin payments in early 2014 with the help of people from 60 different countries.

Google and Square To Collaborate On Digital Payment System

The price of Bitcoin jumped up 10% last week following news that Google and Square are collaborating on a digital currency payment system. The new partnership, first reported by technology news website “The Information,” comes shortly after the Federal Government announced Apple Pay will be integrated as a payment option at National Parks around the country. Google’s closest version to Apple Pay, Google Wallet, has underperformed against the company’s expectations. Both systems offer convenience but still face large transactions costs.

Bitcoin Wallet Company Secures Over 1 Million in Funding

Ledger Wallet, smartcard based Bitcoin hardware company located in Paris, announced they have raised nearly $1.3 million. French Venture Capital firm, XAnge Private Equity, led the round, marking a big step for the industry in France. The company, which focuses on hardware wallets, plans to develop a new integration system called LedgerOS.

Xapo Vies to Protect Bitcoin with New Security Suite

Bitcoin services provider Xapo has launched several new security products aimed at bigger bitcoin businesses like bitcoin exchanges and hedge funds. The company says it launched “Xapo Institutions” to provide better security for Bitcoin companies storing a large amount of the digital currency in cold vaults and wallets. Xapo will offer the service for free and will add revenue programs “once the industry matures.”

Boring Bitcoin Calendar

 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Bootcamp for Digital Currency

Feb 26-28, 2015, San Francisco, CA

Getting compliance right is critically important to establish banking relationships, avoid fines assessed by FinCEN, and prevent jail time. Hosted by the Chamber of Digital Commerce and sponsored by IdentityMind Global, this two-day intense workshop is led by CAMS certified faculty from the AML Training Institute.  Gain attendance certification for continuing education credits for the Digital Currency Council, ACAMS, and the CSBS.

Texas Bitcoin Conference

March 28-29, 2015, Austin, TX

The Texas Bitcoin Conference is a bitcoin technology summit with speakers, presentations and a hackathon. Key speakers include Steve Stockman, Congressional representative and bitcoin advocate, IBM Business Analytics and Strategy Architect Sumabala Nair and Founder and Partner of the Gilder Technology Fund, George Gilder.

Inside Bitcoins – New York

April 27-29, 2015, New York, NY

Inside Bitcoins will be returning to New York on April 27-29 at the Javits Convention Center. The program will cover topics including bitcoin 2.0, blockchain-based startups, institutional investing, multi-sig wallets, risk mitigation, compliance, banking and fundraising, and more. Keynotes have been confirmed from Dan Morehead, CEO, Pantera Capital and Chairman, Bitstamp; Brian Kelly, Contributor, CNBC’s Fast Money and Founder & Managing Member of Brian Kelly Capital LLC; and Perianne Boring, Founder and President, Chamber of Digital Commerce. Get 10% OFF with the discount code CHAMBER. Register at insidebitcoins.com/new-york.

Tweet of the week

Dell is now the largest merchant to accept #bitcoin internationally. http://t.co/ttSeDp4w46

— Michael Dell (@MichaelDell) February 19, 2015

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Quote of the week

Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Susan Donegan

“We’re open and having those conversations and if going through that process is either too daunting or doesn’t fit into someone’s philosophy, they should rethink being in this business. This is money. We don’t allow folks to go without some sort of oversight.”

 

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Government Scoop on Bitcoin

Homeland Security Seizes 25K in Virtual Currency

The federal government seized over $7 million and $25,000 worth of digital currencies including bitcoin as part of an ongoing software piracy investigation. Agents with the US Department of Homeland Security’s Investigations unit took the digital assets from the home of Seattle businessman Rex Yang. According to HSI, Young was part of a large-scale counterfeit software ring selling fraudulent access keys to popular computer programs. So far there have been no criminal charges filed.

Utah Introduces Bitcoin for State Services Bill

A Utah lawmaker wants bitcoin to eventually become a payment option for state business. State Representative Mark Roberts (R-Santaquin) introduced a bill to promote bitcoin-related businesses by creating a Council on Payment Options for State Services. The group would study how Utah could accept bitcoin payments, and the potential effects if implemented.

NYC Considers Allowing Fees & Fine Payments with Bitcoin

New York City councilman Mark Levine (D-Manhattan) introduced a bill that would allow citizens to pay city fines and fees in bitcoin. Councilman Levine told The Hill he hopes this will put New York on the “cutting edge,” by saving millions of dollars in credit card fees. If the bill is adopted, Manhattan would be the first major city to accept Bitcoin for fees.

Industry Scoop

New Partnership Means Airlines Could Take Bitcoin Payments

Bitcoin payment processor Bitnet has announced a collaboration to allow many major airlines to start accepting bitcoin for payment. Bitnet has partnered with Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP), a payment network owned by major airlines, including American Airlines, Delta, Lufthansa and JetBlue. As of the official launch date, none of the merchants were accepting bitcoin, but Bitnet is in talks with several of them. “It’s very much in the airlines’ interest for the consumer to pay with bitcoin, given that the airline will have cheaper fees and they know that money can’t be taken away in a fraudulent transaction” Akif Khan, VP of Solution Strategies at Bitnet, told CoinBase. He also said the move is aimed at “general consumers.”

Coinbase Shuts Down Tipping Feature and Backs ChangeTip

Coinbase, the bitcoin exchange and payment processor, announced they are shutting down their tipping button amid the success of ChangeTip, another tipping service. Coinbase stated in a blog post, they would rather support businesses that use their developer tools rather than compete with them. The company recognized ChangeTip’s platform has been more successful, boasting over 60,000 users compared to their 10,000. The Coinbase tip button terminates April 1st.

New All Time High In Bitcoin Mining Difficulty

The difficulty level of mining bitcoins, the computer process that verifies transactions, has reached an all-time high, despite a drop in late January. This uptick comes after many cloud mining operations announced that they would suspend their services because of bitcoin’s recent price decline. The difficulty level has only dropped three times within the last two years, all of which happened in the last 2 months. The new difficulty has risen to just over 1% of its previous high to 318,224,263 gigahashes per second (GH/s).

Bitpay Enhances Experience with New Tools

Payment processor BitPay has introduced two new tools to enhance bitcoins infrastructure. The goal of Bitcore Playground is to cut the learning curve for new developers experimenting with Bitcore, Bitpay’s javascript library. The tool was designed be an “interactive guide” to Bitcore and shows how developers can generate multi-signature addresses and public and private keys. BitPay also introduced BitPay Labs, a discussion forum for their open source projects.

Hong Kong Bitcoin Company Vanishes with Millions in Investor Money

Hong Kong-based bitcoin company MyCoin has vanished, taking millions of dollars worth of investor money with it. According to the South China Morning Post, a handful of claimants have come forward to police showing losses totaling over 8 million dollars. The Post said it’s unknown who was behind the business, which is now being called a ponzi scheme, promising large returns on small investments. A bonus in bitcoin was also promised to investors. The scandal has prompted several Hong Kong lawmakers to push for a ban on bitcoin and other virtual currencies.

Larry Summers Speaks About Bitcoin

Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers is warming up to the idea of bitcoin. Speaking at the Museum of American Finance on Wall Street last week, Summers said virtual currencies have become a phenomenon that could drastically reduce the cost of global payments. Summers, who is a special adviser to Andreesen Horowitz, a Bitcoin venture capital firm, stated he thinks “payment technologies” like Bitcoin will be as universal as Wi-Fi on airplanes. He also argued that the virtual currency would have “shed its hyperlibertarian aura” and said regulation is needed to safeguard against fraud. Summers may have created a credibility gap with his audience, who gasped audibly, when he mistakenly referred to Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s creator, as “Mr.Nakatomi.”

 Boring Bitcoin Calendar

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Bootcamp for Digital Currency

Feb 26-28, 2015, San Francisco, CA

Getting compliance right is critically important to establish banking relationships, avoid fines assessed by FinCEN, and prevent jail time. Hosted by the Chamber of Digital Commerce and sponsored by IdentityMind Global, this two-day intense workshop is led by CAMS certified faculty from the AML Training Institute.  Gain attendance certification for continuing education credits for the Digital Currency Council, ACAMS, and the CSBS.

Texas Bitcoin Conference

March 28-29, 2015, Austin, TX

The Texas Bitcoin Conference is a bitcoin technology summit with speakers, presentations and a hackathon. Key speakers include Steve Stockman, Congressional representative and bitcoin advocate, IBM Business Analytics and Strategy Architect Sumabala Nair and Founder and Partner of the Gilder Technology Fund, George Gilder.

Inside Bitcoins – New York

April 27-29, 2015, New York, NY

Inside Bitcoins will be returning to New York on April 27-29 at the Javits Convention Center. The program will cover topics including bitcoin 2.0, blockchain-based startups, institutional investing, multi-sig wallets, risk mitigation, compliance, banking and fundraising, and more. Keynotes have been confirmed from Dan Morehead, CEO, Pantera Capital and Chairman, Bitstamp; Brian Kelly, Contributor, CNBC’s Fast Money and Founder & Managing Member of Brian Kelly Capital LLC; and Perianne Boring, Founder and President, Chamber of Digital Commerce. Get 10% OFF with the discount code CHAMBER. Register at insidebitcoins.com/new-york.

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Tweet of the week

This is big. Thank you for the vote of confidence @coinbase: http://t.co/teo0mYxXMY

— ChangeTip (@ChangeTip) February 12, 2015

Quote of the week

Larry Summers at the Museum of American Finance on Wall Street

“If the day ever comes where Bitcoin counts for an appreciable fraction of commerce that takes place in the world economy, on that day it will be because that commerce is regulated and subject to safeguards and people believe that something other than a mathematical algorithm is ensuring that their money will not be stolen.”

 

 

 

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Government Scoop on Bitcoin

Italian Central Banks Exempts Anti-Money Laundering Requirements for Bitcoin

Italy’s Central Bank, Banca D’Italia, released a notice last week stating that digital currency businesses and exchanges are not subject to Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer (AML/KYC) requirements. However, the central bank advised digital currency companies to wait for the European Central Bank (ECB) to issue regulations before moving forward. The notice also mentioned that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the ECB have published warnings on digital currency. The extremely relaxed stance from Banca D’Italia is quite surprising coming from a G20 country.

New York Department of Financial Services Introduces Second BitLicense Draft

On February 4, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) published their updated proposed rules and regulations for virtual currency – otherwise known as “BitLicense”. BitLicense was first proposed on July 17, 2014. The comment period for the first proposal closed in October 2014 with over 3,000 comments submitted. The updated proposal did incorporate many of the industry’s concerns including allowing digital currencies to be used for capital requirements and a conditional license. The second round of comments are due March 6, 2015.

Silk Road Founder Guilty On All Counts

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the illicit online marketplace Silk Road has been found guilty on all counts. Ulbricht faces life in prison for drug-trafficking, running a criminal enterprise and money laundering, among several other federal charges. According to prosecutors, $213 million in bitcoins were used to buy drugs on the website. Ulbricht’s lawyers argue he was framed, and said the judge blocked witnesses for the defense from testifying. The jury deliberated for just over three hours before finding Ulbricht guilty. He will be sentenced in May.

New Hampshire To Hold Hearing On State Accepting Bitcoin For Taxes

In January, New Hampshire State Rep. Eric Schleien (R) introduced HB 552, a bill that would implement a plan for the state to accept bitcoin as payment for taxes and fees by mid-2017. The bill was introduced with 7 bipartisan co-sponsors. Last week it made progress when the Ways and Means Committee announced it will hold a public hearing on this bill on Thursday, February 12.

There is also another bitcoin related bill in the NH legislature, HB 356, which would exempt “persons using private virtual currencies for Internet commerce from the licensing requirements for money transmitters.” HB 356 only has 3 Republican co-sponsors, and the committee of jurisdiction (House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee) has not made any plans to move this bill forward.

New Jersey Held Digital Currency Hearing Last Week

The New Jersey Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee held a public hearing on Thursday on digital currencies. The purpose of the hearing was educational – topics discussed included what is bitcoin, how it is created, and how it is valued. Members of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee, which handles currency and money transfers, were also present for the hearing. Over nine scholars and entrepreneurs from the bitcoin community testified. There are expected to be continued hearings, discussions, and roundtables about bitcoin following this first hearing.

D.C. Politicians Can Accept Bitcoin Donations… But Can’t Spend Them

The District of Columbia Office of Campaign Finance has ruled that politicians running for local public office can accept bitcoin for campaign contribution. While this is a great first step, the rules also “require the recipients to convert the bitcoins to U.S. dollars within five days” – meaning they can accept bitcoin, but can’t spend bitcoin. This is similar to how bitcoin can be used in federal elections. Without being able to also spend bitcoin, this vastly limits the benefits blockchain technology could bring to the political process.

Industry Scoop

KnCMiner Raises $15 Million Series B Investment

Swedish-based bitcoin mining company, KnCMiner, closed a $15 million Series B investment round led by Accel Partners. Along with this announcement, KnCMiner said they had completed their next generation (16 nanometer) mining chip. KnCMiner has been designing and selling bitcoin mining hardware products since 2013, and started mining their own bitcoins in 2014. “We have invested more than $70M over the last 12 months into building a world-class bitcoin mining operation and plan to invest a further $150M over the next 18 months as we become one of the key transaction processors within Bitcoin,” said Sam Cole, co-founder and CEO of KnCMiner.

Bitpay Partners With Global Payment Company, Adyen

Bitpay, bitcoin payment processor, announced a new, and potentially game-changing partnership with Adyen. Adyen is another international payments company – that processed over $25 billion last year supporting over 180 currencies and over 250 payment methods. Facebook, Uber, Airbnb and Spotify use Adyen. “Adyen’s focus on e-commerce is perfect for bitcoin. It means firms don’t need to overcome the integration issues with bitcoin as it will now be already included in their existing infrastructure,” said Sonny Singh, CCO of Bitpay.

In other news, BitPay is sponsoring Justin Boston at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Daytona on Feb 20.

Boring Bitcoin Calendar

Conference State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Comments Due

February 16, 2015

CSBS Draft Model Regulatory Framework for Virtual Currency Activities will significantly influence the direction states take in regulating virtual currencies.

BitLicense Comments Due

March 6, 2015

Texas Bitcoin Conference

March 28-29, 2015, Austin, TX

The Texas Bitcoin Conference is a bitcoin technology summit with speakers, presentations and a hackathon. Key speakers include Steve Stockman, Congressional representative and bitcoin advocate, IBM Business Analytics and Strategy Architect Sumabala Nair and Founder and Partner of the Gilder Technology Fund, George Gilder.

Inside Bitcoins – New York

April 27-29, 2015, New York, NY

Inside Bitcoins will be returning to New York on April 27-29 at the Javits Convention Center. The program will cover topics including bitcoin 2.0, blockchain-based startups, institutional investing, multi-sig wallets, risk mitigation, compliance, banking and fundraising, and more. Keynotes have been confirmed from Dan Morehead, CEO, Pantera Capital and Chairman, Bitstamp; Brian Kelly, Contributor, CNBC’s Fast Money and Founder & Managing Member of Brian Kelly Capital LLC; and Perianne Boring, Founder and President, Chamber of Digital Commerce. Get 10% OFF with the discount code CHAMBER. Register at insidebitcoins.com/new-york.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Bootcamp for Digital Currency

Feb 26-28, 2015, San Francisco, CA

Getting compliance right is critically important to establish banking relationships, avoid fines assessed by FinCEN, and prevent jail time. Hosted by the Chamber of Digital Commerce and sponsored by IdentityMind Global, this two-day intense workshop is led by CAMS certified faculty from the AML Training Institute.  Gain attendance certification for continuing education credits for the Digital Currency Council, ACAMS, and the CSBS.

Sign up by Feb 12 to receive an early bird discount! For more information or to register, visit: http://digitalchamber.org/bootcamp.html

Video of the Week

“Magic Internet Money” – Everything You Need to Know about Bitcoin – by Merris Badcock, Northern Virginia WHAG reporter

Tweet of the week

Here is President Obama’s 332-page plan to regulate the Internet. I wish the public could see what’s inside. pic.twitter.com/bwwAsk8ZiB

— Ajit Pai (@AjitPaiFCC) February 6, 2015

Quote of the week

“I have Dedicated my Life to Cryptocurrencies and Block Chain Technology” – Jeremy Gardner

 

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Government Scoop on Bitcoin

Fed Once Considered Bitcoin for Real-Time Payments

The Federal Reserve once considered using a cryptocurrency for “real-time” payments to help reform the banking system in the U.S. The Fed released a white paper last week that detailed their consideration of “digital value transfer vehicles.” The vehicles, which likely referred to bitcoin, were ultimately deemed not “mature” enough at the time, but the Fed noted possible “future exploration” because of the “significant interest in the marketplace.”

Industry Scoop

USAA Sees Potential in Bitcoin

Financial services company USAA says their members have a strong interest in bitcoin technology. The company, which serves members of the military and their families, claims that interest is what drove their recent investment in bitcoin exchange Coinbase. USAA’s Vic Pascucci told Coindesk that while bitcoin is not currently used within the company, he sees it “playing a possible role in future services.”

CoinTerra Files for Chapter 7

Bitcoin company Cointerra, Inc. has filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. The company submitted a filing last week to liquidate its assets, stating they owe up to 50 million dollars to hundreds of unsecured creditors. C7 data centers filed a lawsuit against Cointerra earlier this month for repayment of service fees and seeking several million dollars of damages.

Tel Aviv Bitcoin Startup Raises Over 2 Million in Capital

Colu, a new bitcoin startup based in Tel Aviv, attracted new funding to the tune of $2.5 million. The investment came from Israeli firms Aleph and Spark Capital. Colu provides bitcoin-based technology platform for application developers. The organization plans to launch a goods and services marketplace power by the blockchain technology later this year.

Tim Draper Bets Big on Bitcoin Revival

Billionaire venture capital investor Tim Draper is betting about half a million dollars that the price of bitcoin will bounce back. Despite the price drop, Draper told Bloomberg News he recently bought 2,000 bitcoins around for $200 each. Draper is the co-founder of investment firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, which has also invested in several bitcoin technology startups. In 2014 he bought over 30,000 bitcoins at a government auction at a price per coin of over $600.

Reddit’s Digital Currency Delayed

Social news website Reddit announced its digital currency will be delayed. The company raised $50 million in venture capital funding for “Reddit Notes.” Reddit’s digital currency engineer Ryan Charles is leaving the company, which is rumored to be the cause of the delay. Reddit’s CEO issued a statement saying Reddit notes are still on the way but that the company has put the project on hold “until the law and technology around cryptocurrency are further along.”

Pic of the Week

Perianne Boring and Merris Badcock, WHAG reporter, filming a story on bitcoin at a Genesis Coin BTM in Washington, DC.

Quote of the Week

“The Blockchain isn’t Going to Enhance Remittance, It Will Kill Remittance.”

Tweet of the week

 

Ask @mikejcasey & @paulvigna anything about #bitcoin in their @reddit_AMA. Live now: http://t.co/prkIytIZqg pic.twitter.com/BvpFRLuMvI

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 29, 2015