Does Jon Tester Support Crypto?

Based on previous comments, Jon Tester has not indicated whether they are for or against cryptocurrencies. Below you can view the tweets, quotes, and other commentary Jon Tester has made about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and cryptocurrency innovation.

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Very Pro-Crypto

Voted for a bill on May 16th, 2024
Bill Name
SAB 121 House Joint Resolution
Details
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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Very Anti-Crypto

Quoted from cointelegraph.com on Dec 12th, 2022

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.

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