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Story: Not Good To Walk Away From Cryptocurrency Innovation Due to Lack of Regulation

By Dan Saada

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Mike Rounds, the US Senator, defended the cryptocurrency.  He felt that it was essential to encourage blockchain innovation in the US.

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In his letter, he stated that the cryptocurrency would face stifling regulatory pressure.  He clarified his belief in the cryptocurrencies and about how he thought there…

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Senator Mike Rounds tweeted: “We should be encouraging innovation in cryptocurrency, not discouraging it.

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He stated that it was not a good thing to walk away from innovation just because we do not have a good regulatory process in place.

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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, stated "hell no" when he was questioned about joining Facebook's Libra "cryptocurrency." He noted that the project was popularly controversial.

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Jack Dorsey founded the Square, which is a well-known payments company.  When Dorsey was questioned about his intention to come up with their cryptocurrency, he stated, “I don’t…

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However, Dorsey sees Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as an integral part of the online world.

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Mark Zuckerberg recently testified before the US congress, and he attracted a lot of criticism in this regard.

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There is a lot of regulatory scrutiny happening now, and despite that, Facebook has sustained the view that they are forever open to working with regulators.

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