user323: There have been two US senators, Charles Schumer and Joe Manchin, wanting to "crack down on Bitcoin" in mid-2011. How did the story start, progress and did it reach any conclusion?

user202: There were some reports on Silk Road at the time, and they wanted action against Silk Road.

323: <p>There have been two US senators, Charles Schumer and Joe Manchin, wanting to <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/08/government-crackdown-on-bitcoin/" rel="nofollow">"crack down on Bitcoin" in mid-2011</a>. How did the story start, progress and did it reach any conclusion?</p>
 202: <p>There were some reports on Silk Road at the time, and they wanted action against Silk Road.</p>
