From: Joichi Ito Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 3:11 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Fwd: invitation to participate as a panelist at Treasury VC Convening January 22 2015 Attachments: Draft Agend for Potential VC Convening 12182014 for invites.docx; Untitled attachment 00225.htm Begin forwarded message: From: =/b>c To: a> Cc: =/b> Date: =/b>December 18, 2014 at 7:30:58 PM =ST Subject: =/b>invitation to =articipate as a panelist at Treasury VC Convening January 22 =015 Dear=loi--I hope the end of the year finds you well. On behalf of =eputy Assistant Secretary Melissa Koide (Consumer Policy) and Deputy =ssistant Secretary Jennifer Fowler (Terrorist Financing and Financial =rimes), I would like to invite you to participate in a day-long virtual =urrency event at the Department of the Treasury on Thursday, January =2, 2015, jointly hosted by Treasury's Office of Domestic =inance (DomFin) and the Office of Terrorism and the Financial =ntelligence (TFI). The event's primary purpose is to =ducate senior government officials about the development and uses of =irtual currency and to identify the major areas of regulatory =ncertainty that will need to be addressed as the industry matures. The =vent is intended to foster productive dialogue among senior =olicymakers, informed by a select group of virtual currency industry =eaders. High-ranking Treasury officials will provide opening and =losing remarks, reflecting the Department's commitment to =inancial innovation in the context of a safe, secure, well-regulated =inancial sector. The event is invitation-only and is closed to the =ublic. Through panel discussions and opportunities for remarks from =he floor, the event's first half will focus on how different =ypes of virtual currency function in the financial space; the variety =f business models that are emerging for virtual currency-related =inancial entities involved in payments, securities and commodities =roducts and services; and the dire