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 <li><strong>Michael Saylor claims Bitcoin is protected by the First Amendment as a form of free speech.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>Ripple CTO argues Bitcoin’s functional aspects can still be regulated.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>The debate highlights ongoing tensions regarding the legal status and regulation of Bitcoin.</strong></li>
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<p>A hot topic brewing among crypto leaders like Ripple’s CTO and MicroStrategy’s chairman is whether the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects Bitcoin. The debate centers on whether Bitcoin, as open-source software and a decentralized financial tool, constitutes a form of free speech.</p>
<p>Michael Saylor, Chairman of MicroStrategy, <a href="https://x.com/saylor/status/1838979140369703145?t=shibJ6M6gC2tAldAIMUiMQ&amp;s=19" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">led the argument</a> that Bitcoin is a form of speech and deserves protection from government regulation.</p>
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Bitcoin</a> is speech and therefore protected by the First Amendment.<a href="https://t.co/w7PmkpDjbE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/w7PmkpDjbE</a></p>— Michael Saylor <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/26a1.png" alt="⚡" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> (@saylor) <a href="https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1838979140369703145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 25, 2024</a>
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<p>The argument was based on the idea that Bitcoin operates through code, which the courts have recognized as a form of speech. Regulating or banning Bitcoin would be a violation of the right to free speech. However, not everyone agrees with this view.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ripple-cto-s-challenge-to-the-claim">Ripple CTO’s Challenge to the Claim</h2>
<p>Community figure Khaled Elawadi <a href="https://x.com/KhaledElawadi/status/1839022510152589529?t=lRTNsVQYePyoVY6ag8uwAA&amp;s=19" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">respond…</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://coinedition.com/is-bitcoin-code-actually-free-speech-crypto-leaders-cant-agree/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Is Bitcoin Code Actually Free Speech? Crypto Leaders Can’t Agree</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinedition.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Coin Edition</a>.</p>

Is Bitcoin Code Actually Free Speech? Crypto Leaders Can’t Agree

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