US Lawmakers Working on Policy to Open Crypto Markets to Institutional Invest...

US Lawmakers Working on Policy to Open Crypto Markets to Institutional Invest...

Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has revealed that a group of U.S. lawmakers is working on a policy to open crypto markets to institutional investors. “The good news is they are all over it and agree there is tremendous opportunity once they pass policy,” said O’Leary. U.S. Senators Working on Crypto Regulation for Institutional Investors Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary revealed in a series of tweets Thursday that he just had a bipartisan meeting with a group of U.S. lawmakers to discuss crypto regulation. He tweeted: Spent my day at the senate with a....


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