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WV Senator Calls For Ban On All Unregulated Cryptocurrencies

Posted by timothy on from the and-you-can't-trade-with-your-neighbors-either dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, has called for for heavily regulation of Bitcoin. Reached for comment, his staff confirmed Manchin is seeking a 'ban' that would apply to any cryptocurrency that's both anonymous and unregulated."

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  1. Is he Christian? by erroneus · · Score: 0, Troll

    Anyone who is Christian and believes what's in Revelations, should be against regulating money. That whole number of the beast thing should be at the front of their minds when the topic of currency regulation comes up.

    Bitcoin and others have come about because a need has been recognized. What is the need? A stable currency that can't be as easily manipulated at the whim of the issuing agency? Yeah, that's probably the need they're addressing.

    So if government legislators and politicians are concerned about the US Dollar, they should address the problems of the US Dollar instead of attacking the competition.

    1. Re:Is he Christian? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

      To answer the question in your title, no. Hes is not a Christian. There are no Christians in the US Senate, with the possible exception of Rand Paul (his father is DEFINITELY a Christian).

      Anyone who is Christian and believes what's in Revelations, should be against regulating money. That whole number of the beast thing should be at the front of their minds when the topic of currency regulation comes up.

      Bingo. Hence my statement that there are almost no Christians in the US Senate.