Mellon Dynasty Banker: Bitcoin a Solution For a More Transparent Democracy
What's the last thing you expect an entrepreneur from one of the most prominent multi billion-dollar banking families in the United States to say? Would it include bitcoin in any form? Many would suggest the digital currency would be a banker's worst nightmare, but Matthew Taylor Mellon II - presently the Chairman of the New York Republican Party's Finance Committee - seems to be quite the fan. In an interview with Forbes, the highly-successful business man suggested digital currency could be the future of democracy in some respects. "I feel like citizens are fed up with banksters," he....
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