We would like to ask the government to consider Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, as a legal alternative to cash and other forms of payment.
This revolutionary new technology provides frictionless and cheap transactions on a global scale, and could revolutionize the global economy.
Banning the currency or suffocating it with overly complex regulation could result in an exodus of new startups and innovators to other countries, as well as cutting the united states off from an ever growing global economic network.
A clear and transparent legal framework for the bitcoin economy to thrive in is needed, not only for Americans, but for people all over the world.
Disclaimer: I'm not a US citizen myself, but as this is a global issue, the opinion of the US senate is important for all of us.