U.S Senator Admits "We Couldn't Ban Bitcoin Even If We Tried"
U.S. Senator Mike Crapo admitted that it would be difficult or impossible to ban bitcoin in the United States. The Senator offered several positive comments on bitcoin as he chaired the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs cryptocurrency hearing yesterday.
“If the United States were to decide, and I’m not saying it should, if the United States decided we didn’t want cryptocurrency to happen in the United States and tried to ban it, I’m pretty confident we couldn’t succeed in doing that because this is a global tech, a global innovation.”
His comments echo Rep. Patrick McHenry who said earlier this month that “there’s no capacity to kill bitcoin.” Members of Congress are increasingly warming up to bitcoin and beginning to comprehend its unstoppable force.
In his opening statement, Senator Crapo framed bitcoin in a broadly positive light. He said technology leaps are inevitable and the U.S. should take the lead in fostering innovation. “It seems to me that digital technology innovations are inevitable, could be beneficial, and I believe that the U.S. should lead in developing these innovations and what the rules of the road should be.”
Crapo went on to discuss bitcoin and digital assets directly, suggesting they held meaningful benefits. “With the appropriate balance of regulation, digital currencies and their innovative underlying technology could provide meaningful benefits, and I look forward to learning more about the ecosystem during this hearing.”
July has been a pivotal month for bitcoin on the political stage. Congress hosted a two-day hearing on Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra earlier this month. Facebook’s project was roundly slammed, but the hearings did unearth a string of broadly positive comment for bitcoin.
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