US Presidential Candidate Rick Perry Shows Support for Bitcoin
Somewhere between attacking the Clintons for orchestrating the 2008's economic collapse and praising his strong economic record as the former Governor of Texas, Rick Perry requested regulators to create "breathing room" for the Bitcoin industry. The comments came during a Midtown luncheon for the Committee to Unleash Economic Prosperity, that saw the said US Presidential candidate taking jibes at Hilary Clinton and "big city liberal mayors" for clamping down the growth of disruptive technologies like Uber. In the very next statement, the man ended up asking for a better regulatory climate....
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