Bitcoin's First Chamber of Digital Commerce Announced in Chicago
Today The North American Bitcoin Conference located in Chicago opened with an announcement of Bitcoin's first government affairs office. The Chamber of Digital Commerce in Washington D. C. was founded and led by Perianne Boring, an enthusiastic yet serious player in this new political landscape. The move was met with excitement as Perianne tackled the big issues Bitcoin is facing, and used realistic objectives and statements that excited the crowd. CCN. Perianne was quick to open a discussion about the need for this type of chamber within Washington. "Many of you have expressed your....
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Today marks the start of the highly-anticipated North American Bitcoin Conference in Chicago, and with that you can expect a slew of announcements to be made. One such announcement is the launch of the so-called Chamber of Digital Commerce, a new organization registered as a 501(c)(6) nonprofit. This will effectively allow the group to lobby in Washington, D. C., in addition to serving as a trade association of sorts. The group, which has secured backing from RRE Ventures and Tally Capital, is led by Perianne Boring. Boring is a former journalist and congressional staffer, and publishes....
This may be of interest to our friends in the New York City area. I received a press release by email yesterday from the Bitcoin Center NYC regarding an interesting appearance at the Center next week. On Thursday, July 31st, Ms. Perianne M. Boring will be the host speaker prior to the Center's frequent 'Satoshi Square' event that takes place on a weekly basis. Boring made headlines in the community recently with the formation of a little something called the Digital Chamber of Commerce. Announced at the North American Bitcoin Conference in the Chicago last week, the non-profit organization....
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, located in Washington D. C., has been one of the major organizations spear-heading the BitLicense opposition. Chamber of Digital Commerce Founding President Perianne Boring has been vocally active against Ben Lawsky's proposed BitLicense regulation recently at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Chicago. The Chamber of Digital Commerce then held a press conference at the Coin Congress Sessions in San Francisco asking for an extension to the 45-day comment period Lawsky is allowing the community. CCN. Lawsky told the community that he would allow 45....