US finally realises it is a bad idea to let cryptocurrency fanboys make policy

They will try to improve the value of their investments

The US government has just realised that it is probably a bad idea to allow cryptocurrency fanboys make policy on the dodgy ponzi schemes.

For a while now there has been positive policy coming out of governments on cryptocurrency than the ponzi scheme merits and there are fears that this might be down to the nature of the cryptocurrency scam. If you don’t know how it works you buy cryptocurrency and then try to convince the world that the price is going to go up. If it does, then you sell off your stake before the price drops again. One of the ways that cryptocurrency “investors” see their investment increase is when a government announces moves to institutionalise the currency in some way.

Now US government officials who privately own cryptocurrencies are now banned from working on regulations and policies that could affect the value of digital assets.

A new advisory notice released by the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on Tuesday stated that the de minimis exemption — which allows for the owners of securities who hold an amount below a certain threshold to work on policy related to that security — is universally inapplicable when it comes to cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.

“As a result, an employee who holds any amount of a cryptocurrency or stablecoin may not participate in a particular matter if the employee knows that particular matter could have a direct and predictable effect…

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