Virtual currency Financial Services. The Internet currency Flooz was created in 1999. The term "virtual currency" appears to have been coined around 2009, paralleling the development of digital currencies and social gaming. Although the correct classification is "digital currency", the U.S. government prefers and has uniformly adopted the term "virtual currency". The U.S. Treasury's FinCEN was first, followed by the FBI in 2012, the General Accounting Office in 2013, as well as the government agencies testifying at the November 2013 U.S. Senate hearing on bitcoin, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of the Attorney General.
Carolla Digital now the network's recording studio, to record the show. In 2012 ACE Broadcasting was rebranded as Carolla Digital. With the success of "The Adam Carolla Podcast", which was later renamed "The Adam Carolla Show", the network grew. In late 2009, "Carcast" debuted. In early 2010, "Spider and the Henchman", "The Parent Experiment", "Daves of Thunder", and "The Film Vault" had their first shows. Shows debuting in late 2010 were "Life Lessons with Jim Carolla", "This Week with Larry Miller", "The Big 3 Podcast", and "The Punch with Craig Carlisle". "Ace on the House" debuted in early 2011, and "For Crying