Does Dick Durbin Support Crypto?

Based on previous comments, Dick Durbin has indicated they are very anti-cryptocurrency. Below you can view the tweets, quotes, and other commentary Dick Durbin has made about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and cryptocurrency innovation.

Voted against 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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Cosponsored a bill on Sep 14th, 2023
Bill Name
Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023

Details
A bill to require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue guidance on digital assets, and for other purposes.
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Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Invest in crypto-mania and you'll be in a world of pure imagination. The FTX collapse was not an anomaly. Crypto is a dangerous investment and our government must do a better job at regulating this reckless, volatile, and foolish asset.
· via Twitter
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Quoted from www.durbin.senate.gov on Nov 21st, 2022

The recent implosion of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, has made it abundantly clear the digital asset industry has serious problems. The industry is full of charismatic wunderkinds, opportunistic fraudsters, and self-proclaimed investment advisors promoting financial products with little to no transparency. As a result, the ill-advised, deceptive, and potentially illegal actions of a few have a direct impact on the valuation of Bitcoin and other digital assets.

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We should all agree that workplace retirement accounts are no place to gamble. Yet .@Fidelity, one of the largest 401(k) providers, wants to give plan sponsors the ability to expose plan participants to Bitcoin, a highly volatile and unregulated digital asset.
· via Twitter
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It’s time to learn the truth about crypto. Let’s start with the obscene amounts of electricity needed to mine Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Families and businesses in America will pay the price for crypto’s mining ventures.
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