Republican House Leader Wants Regulators To Embrace Bitcoin
In a recent interview, U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said lawmakers should not ignore bitcoin, but understand its future role.While many regulators around the world hope to deny the growing importance of Bitcoin to their economies and the world at large, some in the United States have realized that the decentralized asset can no longer be ignored. This sentiment was shared by the Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, who recently told CNBC that the country’s policy makers should no longer ignore Bitcoin, but embrace it.“They tried to ignore it....
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