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Biden sees two sides to bitcoin

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Science, Technology, Society & Culture

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

On Wednesday President Biden signed an executive order related to cryptocurrency regulations. It’s actually being largely welcomed by the crypto community. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil (@rebheilweil) tells us why. Read Rebecca’s story: https://www.vox.com/recode/22969662/crypto-bitcoin-biden-new-executive-order Today’s episode was produced and engineered by Jon Ehrens and hosted by Adam Clark-Estes. Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week, after months of speculation, President Biden signs an executive order on

0:45.6

cryptocurrency regulation. And it was not the harsh crackdown that some crypto fans had feared.

0:52.4

Now, the order itself didn't outline what any of the new regulations would be.

0:57.2

Instead, it asked several government agencies to examine how crypto can better fit in the US economy.

1:02.6

And in the coming months, to recommend specific regulations.

1:06.2

And even though the words government and regulation are being used here,

1:10.6

it's worth pointing out that the famously anti-regulation crypto community

1:14.6

actually appears to be embracing Biden's order.

1:17.6

Rico's Rebecca Hylewile is here to tell us why. Hey, Rebecca.

1:23.7

Hey.

1:24.5

So it was my understanding that the crypto community was largely anti-regulation.

1:29.4

But as you report, the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies went up after Biden signed

1:35.5

this executive order, why is the crypto community actually excited about potential regulations?

1:41.9

This new executive order was not quite the crackdown that a lot of people

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