CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Considers Regulating Bitcoin
May 07, 2013 at 09:34 AM EDT
Bart Chilton, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box Tuesday to discuss having his eye on the digital currency Bitcoin. The peer-to-peer electronic cash system isn't currently managed by a central authority, and because Bitcoin is accepted by many people and merchants globally, a good portion of