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Mnuchin Affirms $1.5 Trillion Unaccounted For, Still Demands Strict Bitcoin Regulation
23.12.2019
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remarked last week that a reported $1.5 trillion in missing cash — mostly one hundred dollar bills — was “sitting in bank vaults all over the world.” The famously anti-bitcoin U.S. official noted that “there’s a lot...
US Deputy Treasury Secretary: Crypto Raises Questions on Self-Government
22.11.2019
Digital currencies can shift some functions usually performed by the government to the private sector, the U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary argued
US Treasury Secretary Says Firms Left Libra Due to Compliance Issues
14.10.2019
Steven Mnuchin has said that Facebook’s forthcoming Libra stablecoin is not ready to comply with existing money-laundering standards
US Treasury Secretary: Regulatory Fears Forced Libra Exodus
14.10.2019
U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said backers of Facebook’s Libra withdrew from the project, fearing it would not meet regulatory standards
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Thinks Outlook for Bitcoin Is Bleak
24.7.2019
Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, "I will personally not be loaded up on bitcoin in 10 years.”
The Myth of Authority: Mnuchin Denies USD Is Used Criminally
22.7.2019
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has once again weighed in on bitcoin, claiming the U.S. dollar has not been used to finance “nefarious” activity on a recent episode of CNBC’s Squawk Box. Democratic House Representative Maxine Waters also dropped a tasty nugget of...
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says G7 in Agreement on Libra, Cryptocurrencies
19.7.2019
“There was a clear agreement ... that Libra, in particular, raises some very significant concerns, and cryptocurrencies more broadly," said Mnuchin
US Treasury Secretary Mnunchin Says G7 in Agreement on Libra, Cryptocurrencies
19.7.2019
“There was a clear agreement ... that Libra in particular raises some very significant concerns, and cryptocurrencies more broadly," said Mnuchin
How They Will Attack Bitcoin: The Hypocritical Shock Campaign of US Monetary Policy
17.7.2019
On July 16, U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave a short press briefing discussing cryptocurrencies and the pressing need for regulation. A 28-minute slodge of alphabet agency soup, studded with calculated mentions of “terrorism” nearly every minute, casual...
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Is ‘Not Comfortable’ With Facebook’s Libra
15.7.2019
In a press conference Monday, Mnuchin voiced the Trump administration's concerns with Facebook's Libra and cryptocurrencies like bitcoin