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U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has defended crypto against claims that the asset class is heavily used in illicit finance. Emphasizing that “Crypto is not the problem, bad actors that exist in every industry are,” the lawmaker pointed out that crypto accounts for less than 1% of all illicit finance activity. In addition, she has urged Congress to create a regulatory framework to allow crypto firms to operate in the U.S. instead of driving them to “unregulated foreign markets.” Lawmaker Says ‘Crypto Is Not the Problem’ U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) defended crypto in response to an article on Forbes about how misinformation on Hamas and crypto fooled nearly 20% of Congress. “Crypto accounts for < 1% of all illicit finance activity and would be even less if we created a regulatory structure to allow the crypto industry to operate in America instead of unregulated foreign markets,” the senator from Wyoming wrote on social media platform X Friday. She stressed: Crypto is not th

Ripple’s CEO says the U.S. government is still hostile toward crypto despite the cryptocurrency firm’s victory against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “Until that changes, the banks in the United States are not going to engage meaningfully,” he warned, adding: “I don’t think the window has passed for the U.S. to be a leader. But I think every day that goes by, these other markets, they want the entrepreneurs there, they want growth.” U.S. Government’s Crypto Stance Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse discussed the U.S. government’s crypto stance at the DC Fintech Week conference on Wednesday. Ripple recently won several legal battles against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Emphasizing that certain U.S. banks are still cautious about embracing cryptocurrencies even after Ripple’s legal victory against the SEC, Garlinghouse said : They’re like, ‘Look, even though you won the case, the United States government is still hostile towards crypto, the OCC

Robert Kiyosaki, the author of best selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, has revealed why he keeps buying gold, silver, and bitcoin. “Our leaders want more war and poverty,” he stressed, noting that the three investment types provide “lifelong financial security and freedom.” He recently made several bullish predictions about the price of bitcoin, ranging from $135,000 to $1 million. Robert Kiyosaki Shares Why He Keeps Investing in Bitcoin The author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has disclosed the reason behind his ongoing investments in gold, silver, and bitcoin. Rich Dad Poor Dad is a 1997 book co-authored by Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. It has been on the New York Times Best Seller List for over six years. More than 32 million copies of the book have been sold in over 51 languages across more than 109 countries. Kiyosaki shared on social media platform X Thursday that his consistent purchases of gold, silver, and bitcoin are driven by the belief that U.S. leaders want “more

Economist Peter Schiff has warned that a complete separation of the Chinese and U.S. economies would be “a disaster for America, but a boon for China.” He explained: “Americans would be stuck with fewer goods and higher prices, while the Chinese would be rewarded with more goods and lower prices.” Peter Schiff on U.S.-China Decoupling Economist and gold bug Peter Schiff shared his thoughts on the U.S. economy and the dire consequences of the U.S. decoupling from China in several posts on social media platform X Friday. Commenting on the remarks by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stating that a “full separation” of the U.S. and China economies “would be economically disastrous” for both countries as well as for the world, Schiff argued: Janet Yellen is only half right. A complete separation of the Chinese and American economies would be a disaster for America, but a boon for China. “Americans would be stuck with fewer goods and higher prices, while the Chinese would be rewarded