Gemini

2024

Coin

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 <li><strong>Tyler Winklevoss disputes AOC’s special interest claim, asserting crypto’s broad impact.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>He warns that anti-crypto attacks are ‘political suicide.’</strong></li>
 <li><strong>AOC calls Fairshake’s $15 million ad campaign “corrupt” and a democratic threat. </strong></li>
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<p>US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has sparked controversy within the crypto community by labeling digital assets as a special interest group. In response, Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss criticized AOC’s remarks, suggesting that her political consultants overlooked crucial data about the widespread adoption of cryptocurrency within the U.S.</p>
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Politicians like AOC believe that crypto is a special interest group. They should fire their political consultants because they obviously didn't give them the data. Crypto is owned by at least 50 million Americans. This means that it is a general interest group. Anti-crypto…</p>— Tyler Winklevoss (@tyler) <a href="https://twitter.com/tyler/status/1815497425127199075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">July 22, 2024</a>
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<p>With over 50 million Americans actively dealing in cryptocurrency, the sector is no longer a niche faction. It represents a broad, general interest group, <a href="https://coinedition.com/gemini-founders-contribute-1m-to-unseat-senator-elizabeth-warren/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Winklevoss</a> argued.</p>
<p>The top executive warned that anti-crypto politicians are beginning…</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://coinedition.com/why-aocs-special-interest-label-on-crypto-is-stirring-controversy/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Why AOC’s ‘Special Interest’ Label on Crypto is Stirring Controversy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinedition.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Coin Edition</a>.</p>

Why AOC’s ‘Special Interest’ Label on Crypto is Stirring Controversy

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