Manchin wrote: “Bitcoin has also become a haven for individuals to buy black market items. Individuals are able to anonymously purchase items such as drugs and weapons illegally.” Another U.S. Congressman, Jared Polis representing Colorado, sent his own parody letter, calling for a ban on the use of the $100 bill citing the exact same reasons. “Speaking of anonymous currency, the U.S. $100 dollar bill can be transported all over the world and is used to buy drugs and guns at about 1 million times the level that Bbitcoin is,” Andreessen said.

Marc Andreessen: “My Prediction Is That The Libertarians Will Turn On Bitcoin.” | TechCrunch Tuesday, March 25, 2014 @ 8:56pm