Andreessen Horowitz brought Washington watchdogs together for a meeting to convince them of the potential of the nascent technology. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the venture capital investor hosted a private event in May that invited officials from the Treasury Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as well as cryptocurrency companies on the venture firm's portfolio. Although these regulators and companies regularly meet in private and public conferences, the assembly of so many high-level government agencies that have influence over ... (full story)