Bitcoin proponents were reacting to fresh criticism of cryptocurrency from the United States government July 16, following a press conference with Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin.
Mnuchin, who held the 30-minute event on Monday, said he wished to focus explicitly on Bitcoin and Facebook's Libra digital currency protocol.
He referred to both as "Cryptocurrencies," despite analysis confirming that Libra is in fact not similarly structured to true cryptocurrencies.
"As the president has said, Bitcoin is highly volatile and based on thin air," Mnuchin summarized, repeating what he described as "Concerns" aired by Donald Trump on Twitter last week.
"We are concerned about the speculative nature of Bitcoin and will make sure that the U.S. financial system is protected from fraud," he added.
Responding, the Bitcoin industry was predictably buoyant, after much of Mnuchin's speech highlighted a lack of understanding about decentralization, while hinting the government's goal was to protect the prowess of the dollar.
"Complete and total validation of bitcoin," Barry Silbert, CEO and founder of Digital Currency Group tweeted.
"Familiar with President's Working Group On Financial Markets? GATA: no more markets only manipulations," Trace Mayer summarized, poking fun at Mnuchin's repeated assertion that no one had heard of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Some sources did approve of Mnuchin's perspective, such as Morgan Creek Digital co-founder, Anthony Pompliano, who focused on his worries about illicit activity.
Bitcoin gained slightly following the conference, mirroring behavior seen in the aftermath of Trump's words.
Mnuchin Crypto Speech Was Total Validation of Bitcoin: Barry Silbert
pubblicato su Jul 16, 2019
by Cointele | pubblicato su Coinage
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