Kevin O'Leary testimonia davanti al Congresso

• Kevin O’Leary said he lost $15 million to FTX’s collapse.
• Il famoso investitore, tuttavia, ritiene che il recente crollo non abbia alcun effetto sul futuro dell'industria delle criptovalute.

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Shark Tank host Kevin O’Leary testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the FTX collapse and said it wiped off the $15 million he was paid to represent the firm. The celebrity investor, however, told lawmakers that he believed the industry still has upside potential.

L'uomo d'affari canadese discusso that “the collapse of FTX is nothing new.” He noted that “while this situation is painful for shareholders, employees, and account holders, in the long run, it does not change this industry’s promise.”

Kevin O’Leary still has investments in other cryptocurrency companies despite the loss from FTX. Regardless of FTX’s fate, O’Leary believes the crypto industry has what it takes to survive and thrive like other industries with notable failures. The 68-year-old went on to list popular failures that had no effect on the American market. He said,

Enron came and went and had no impact on the energy markets. Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers’ demise had no impact on the long-term potential of American debt and equity markets.

In addition to backing initiatives to develop a “well-regulated stablecoin” pegged to the dollar, O’Leary endorsed new regulations for the cryptocurrency industry as a whole. The popular investor noted that the budding crypto industry is gradually getting rid of the bad players. He said,

Andare o sparire sono i manager inesperti o incompetenti, i modelli di business deboli e gli operatori canaglia non regolamentati. Si spera che questi eventi altamente pubblicizzati porranno una rinnovata attenzione sull'attuazione della regolamentazione interna che è stata bloccata per anni.

O’Leary was joined in his testimony by Jennifer Schulp, director of financial regulation studies at the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives for the Cato Institute; actor Ben McKenzie Schenkkan, and law professor Hilary Allen at American University Washington College.

Jennifer Schulp ha sostenuto che i regolamenti non dovrebbero limitare le forze di mercato nello spazio crittografico. Secondo lei,

Sebbene la circospezione intorno a una nuova classe di asset e tecnologia sia più che giusta, è completamente diversa dall'impedire attivamente alle persone di accedere a uno strumento che circa un americano su cinque secondo alcune misure ha già scelto di utilizzare per scopi diversi, dal commercio all'invio di rimesse .

Professor of law Hillary Allen, however, cautioned against promoting a stronger bond between digital assets and the banking system through any regulation of cryptocurrencies. Additionally, Hollywood actor and prominent cryptocurrency skeptic Ben McKenzie Schenkkan said cryptocurrencies are a bad means of exchange, unit of account, and store of value.

Bankman-Fried è stato arrestato all'inizio di questa settimana e da allora i legislatori lo hanno fatto chiamate aumentate per regolamentare l'intero settore delle criptovalute.

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