Un parlamentare statunitense pro-Crypto abbandona la candidatura a presidente della Camera

• Tom Emmer è stato uno dei maggiori sostenitori delle criptovalute nell'ultimo anno.
• The crypto community reacted warmly to Emmer’s candidacy.
• Donald Trump called on other Republicans to boycott Emmer’s candidacy.

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La comunità delle criptovalute è rimasta estasiata nel sentire martedì che il rappresentante Tom Emmer, un sostenitore vocale dell'industria delle criptovalute, ha vinto la nomination repubblicana a presidente della Camera. Tuttavia, quell'entusiasmo fu di breve durata come rappresentante del Minnesota abbandonato la sua offerta dopo aver realizzato la mancanza di sostegno per garantire il voto richiesto per il lavoro.

BREAKING: Il rappresentante Tom Emmer si ritira dalla corsa per il relatore, poche ore dopo essere stato nominato dai repubblicani della Camera. https://t.co/pdRoD4TU8p

— Notizie NBC (@NBCNews) 24 ottobre 2023

Earlier on, Emmer secured 117 votes in a closed-door vote conducted among the House’s 221 Republicans. He first expressed his intention to run for the position of Speaker last week, describing himself as a tech-savvy lawmaker who considered cryptocurrency to be a non-partisan topic in Congress.

The crypto community reacted positively to Emmer’s shortlived nomination as a number of well-known cryptocurrency influencers and executives voiced their support for his candidacy on X. Many of these executives were excited about the prospect of having a crypto ally climb to a position of power in the US.

Tom Emmer is one of crypto's strongest allies in congress.

He believes in open, peer-to-peer money. He's against digital authoritarianism. He understands crypto.

È stato appena nominato presidente della Camera.

Rialzista.

— RYAN SΞAN ADAMS – rsa.eth (@RyanSAdams) 24 ottobre 2023

Reacting to Emmer’s nomination, Ron Hammond, the Blockchain Association’s director of government relations, said:

Emmer brings a fresh perspective and a lot of energy to his personality. For the industry, it’s a great thing to have someone who understands these technologies.

Emmer’s candidacy hit a roadblock following strong opposition from former US President Donald Trump. Trump called on other Republicans to thwart Emmer’s candidacy. He wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social,

Ho molti amici meravigliosi che vogliono diventare presidente della Camera, e alcuni sono davvero grandi guerrieri. RINO (repubblicano solo di nome) Tom Emmer, che non conosco bene, non è uno di questi. Votare per un RINO globalista come Tom Emmer sarebbe un tragico errore.

Negli ultimi mesi, Emmer ha solidificato his status as one of the United States’ most passionate and unwavering supporters of cryptocurrency. The Republican lawmaker has criticized federal agencies for restricting privacy-focused cryptocurrency tools and stood up for the industry even during the politically explosive fall of FTX in November 2022. Emmer popularly drafted a bill that would legally require the dismissal of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler.

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