Vivek Ramaswamy hekelt Amerikaanse sancties tegen cryptomixers

• De Republikeinse presidentskandidaat Vivek Ramaswamy introduceerde op 16 november het cryptobeleidskader.
• The American entrepreneur’s “The Three Freedoms of Crypto” comes in support of blockchain developers.
• He argued that smart contract coders shouldn’t face punishment for the wrongdoings of the code’s users.
• Ramaswamy also noted that crypto mixers are protected by the US Constitution’s First Amendment.

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Vivek Ramaswamy, een Amerikaanse ondernemer en presidentskandidaat voor de Amerikaanse verkiezingen van 2024, heeft de behandeling van cryptomixers door de regering Joe Biden veroordeeld. De Republikeinse kandidaat is een groot voorstander van Bitcoin en andere digitale activa en onthulde op 16 november een cryptobeleidskader op de North American Blockchain Summit (NABS) in Fort Worth, Texas.

Het nieuwe beleid, getiteld “The Three Freedoms of Crypto,” states that the developers of the smart contract code should not be punished for the crimes committed by those who use the smart contract code. Vivek Ramaswamy added that cryptocurrency mixers are protected by the US Constitution’s First Amendment.

“I believe that code is a form of speech and is protected by the First Amendment. So, when you take an example, like the case brought against the Tornado Cash folks, for example, put aside the specifics of whether what was done is right or wrong. You can’t go after the developers of code. What you actually need to implement is going after individual bad actors that are breaking the laws that already exist on the books,” he said.

🔴 LIVE ON @X — Unveiling my Three Freedoms of Crypto policy from the stage of the North American Blockchain Summit. @txblockchain_ https://t.co/0szwPNAfuj

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRAmaswamy) 16 november 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy promised to “direct government prosecutors to prosecute bad actors, not the code they use and not the developers who write that code,” while adding that if he becomes the president of the US, he will provide regulatory clarity by giving new digital assets “safe harbor” exemptions from the securities laws for a period of time after their debut and to prevent any federal agency from creating rules that limit the use of self-hosted wallets.

The Republican also criticized the recent sanctions against crypto mixer Tornado Cash noting, “the case brought against the Tornado Cash folks, for example. […] You can’t go after the developers of code.” It is crucial to note that US prosecutors arresteerde de mede-oprichters van Tornado Cash, Roman Storm en Roman Semenov in augustus. De twee werden beschuldigd van het overtreden van sancties en het witwassen van honderden miljoenen dollars voor de Lazarus Group, een Noord-Koreaanse hackgroep.

Zoals eerder gemeld door Bitnation prees Elon Musk, de oprichter en CEO van Tesla en SpaceX, Vivek Ramaswamy en voegde eraan toe: “He is a very promising candidate.”

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