MasterCard Lobbies on Bitcoin

By  |  May 1, 2014
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A quarterly report filed this month indicates that MasterCard is paying lobbyists to concentrate on “Bitcoin and mobile payments,” according to TheHill. MasterCard is the first company to officially lobby on digital currency. TheHill reported that, since Congress has shown interest in bitcoin, MasterCard’s lobbying might signify new bitcoin legislation on Capitol Hill. 

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