Charles Hoskinson Accuses Biden of Trying to Kill CryptoCharles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano ( CRYPTOCAP:ADA ), has criticized President Biden's pledge to veto a bill aimed at reigning in the SEC's crypto crackdown. This comes as the American crypto and blockchain community perceives the Democratic party as a threat. Hoskinson has accused the White House of trying to "destroy the American cryptocurrency industry" and stated that a vote for Biden is a vote against cryptocurrency.
The Cardano ( CRYPTOCAP:ADA ) founder claims to speak for the entire industry and has criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s efforts to sue major crypto companies in the United States, which Hoskinson and his peers call "regulation by enforcement." He added that this policy has cost tens of thousands of American jobs and the loss of a trillion-dollar-plus industry. Hoskinson's intervention in the matter stems from President Biden's veto of a Congressional joint resolution that would reign in the SEC's crypto crackdown.
Blockchain leaders lobby for change, with Messari CEO Ryan Selkis and the Winklevoss twins being some of the party's fiercest critics. Brian Armstrong and Brad Garlinghouse have taken a more neutral stance, while Coinbase and Ripple CEOs have turned the crypto lobby into a heavyweight political fundraiser.
One of Biden's only notable supporters in the crypto sector comes from Donald Trump's former communications director Anthony Scaramucci, who founded the crypto hedge fund SkyBridge Capital. Scaramucci's lukewarm endorsement of Biden stems from concerns over Trump's unpredictable leadership style, predicting that a Trump administration would be better for crypto regulation in the short term but creating havoc and unpredictability in the legal system in the long term.
Charles Hoskinson has also criticized the World Economic Forum's Contributor Yuval Noah Harari over his remarks on Bitcoin and crypto assets. Hoskinson termed the analysis "Duning-Kruger on steroids," garnering support from the wider crypto community on social media spaces. Crypto analysts have long criticized traditional finance players for their poor assessment of the market without fully embracing aspects of the technology. Crypto executives continue to defend the cryptocurrency industry against criticisms from traditional finance players and unfair regulatory scrutiny in recent times.
Harari stated his dislike for Bitcoin because it was developed based on distrust of centralized institutions and that developments over the century show that it's a good idea to give the government and banks the ability to create more money to build trust in society. Digital asset users have rallied around Hoskinson, firing at previous criticisms of most traditional finance analysts.
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