Paul Atkins

Donald Trump

In his maiden appearance on the weekly show with Jon Stewart after Vice President Kamala’s loss, Mark Cuban went out of his way to educate his host on digital assets. This happened after Stewart compared investing in tokens to gambling. 
In his remarks, Stewart mentioned that he had only a basic understanding of blockchain, prompting Mark Cuban to offer a detailed explanation of cryptocurrency. While explaining, he likened Bitcoin to digital gold. He went further and explained how Gensler regulated several tokens as securities. He also regulated supply limits, factoring in cryptocurrency’s store of value. 
Acknowledging Cuban’s explanation, Stewart apologized for making him do the explanations remedially, but he said he needed to know because he hadn’t understood the crypto concept well. 
A veteran host, Stewart is not the only comedian uncertain about the crypto industry. Back in 2020, one of the Bitcoin enthusiasts and advocates<a href="https://x.com/APompliano/status/1278457066500304898" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> hosted</a> the comedian Bill Burr on the podcast, prompting him to say he would invest in crypto. 
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="span-style-font-weight-400-vice-president-kamala-s-administration-s-policy-on-crypto-cost-her-presidency-span">Vice President Kamala’s administration’s policy on crypto cost her presidency</h3> 
Mark Cuban, the co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs, also insinuated that Vice President Kamala’s loss in the US presidential election is related to cryptocurrency. 
On the December 12 episode, Cuban narrated how he strongly advised the Harris campaign team to focus on young men in their campaigns. His conviction came from the youth’s affinity for crypto and feeling part of the community. 
He went on to say that he had conversations with Vice President Kamala and SEC chair Gensler, during which he told them that the administration’s policies on crypto would negatively affect her election outcome. 
To stress this conversation, Cuban said on the podcast: 
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 There’s an argument to be made when you look at the numbers: a whole lot of young men voted against Kamala Harris, and I think crypto had a lot to do with it. <cite>~Mark Cuban</cite>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="span-style-font-weight-400-mark-cuban-eyed-the-sec-position-span">Mark Cuban eyed the SEC position</h3> 
Cuban had hoped to replace Gensler in the SEC if Vice President Kamala was victorious on November 5. After Trump was declared the winner of the presidential election, he categorically stated his plan to nominate former SEC commissioner Paul Atkins to chair the SEC. 
President-elect Donald Trump had shown interest in crypto during his campaigns. During a convention in Nashville, he told the crowd that if elected, his administration would make it a US policy to hold on to any Bitcoin the government owns or may acquire. 
Cryptocurrency has existed for almost one and a half decades, but it has always generated debate, especially in Washington, DC. Its volatility has never stopped investors from believing in its potential, but regulations have been a gap. 
There are states in the US that have made their own regulations, but the federal government has remained behind, leaving crypto investors without proper guidance. Although Cuban believes in the decentralized nature of crypto, he believes some regulations protect regular investors. 
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