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Former US Senator from Montana

Does Jon Tester Support Crypto?

Democrat · 3 January, 2023 - 3 January, 2025

1 vote · 2 statements

Latest · 2024-05-16Vote on SAB 121 House Joint ResolutionVery Pro-Crypto
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Very Pro-Crypto
Based on 3 stances

Based on previous comments, Jon Tester has indicated they are very pro-cryptocurrency. Below you can view the tweets, quotes, and other commentary Jon Tester has made about crypto.

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2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
Voted for a bill on 2024-05-16
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SAB 121 House Joint Resolution
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For congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121". This staff accounting bulletin expresses the views of the staff regarding the accounting for obligations to safeguard crypto-assets an entity holds for platform users.
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2022-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Quoted from cointelegraph.com · 2022-12-12

During a Dec. 11 appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Tester argued that as crypto has no real value at all, the sector shouldn’t be regulated, as that would give it legitimacy.

“It's not been able to pass the smell test for me. I have not been able to find anybody who's been able to explain to me what's there other than synthetics [...] which means nothing,” he said, adding that:

“The problem is if we regulate it, and I pointed this out to some of the regulators here a week or two ago, if we regulated it, it may give it the ability of people to think it's real.”

In line with such thinking, Tester then went on to state that he sees “no reason why this stuff should exist” at all.

Very Anti-CryptoAdd commentary on this stance
2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Quoted from semafor.com · 2022-12-01

It’s all bullshit.

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  • Former US Senator from Montana
    3 January, 2023 - 3 January, 2025
  • Former US Senator from Montana
    3 January, 2021 - 3 January, 2023
  • Former US Senator from Montana
    3 January, 2019 - 3 January, 2021
  • Former Member of the Montana Senate
    3 January, 2005 - 3 January, 2007
  • Former President of the Montana Senate
    3 January, 2005 - 3 January, 2007

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