US Lawmaker Says ‘Too Much Money and Power’ Behind Crypto to Ban It

US Lawmaker Says ‘Too Much Money and Power’ Behind Crypto to Ban It

U.S. Representative Brad Sherman says Congress has not banned crypto because “there’s too much money and power behind it.” He elaborated: “Money for lobbying and money for campaign contributions works, or people wouldn’t do it, and that’s why we haven’t banned crypto.” US Lawmaker on Regulation and Why Congress Won’t Ban Crypto Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) shared his views on cryptocurrency and its regulation in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, published Sunday. The U.S. lawmaker from....


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