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May 06, 2013, 09:19:01 PM

"CFTC head Bart Chilton told the paper Bitcoin “is for sure something we need to explore,” adding, "It's not monopoly money."

Bullish or regulation bad sell? http://www.businessinsider.com/cftc-considering-bitcoin-regulation-2013-5


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FT: US regulators eye Bitcoin supervision - http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b810157c-b651-11e2-93ba-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2SXW9UnLr

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“It’s not monopoly money we’re talking about here – real people can have real risk in these instruments, and we need to ensure that we protect markets and consumers, even in what at first blush appear to be ‘out there’ transactions.”