Vivek Ramaswamy critica sanções dos EUA a misturadores de criptografia
- O candidato presidencial republicano Vivek Ramaswamy apresentou a estrutura de política criptográfica em 16 de novembro.
- 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.
Vivek Ramaswamy, um empresário americano e candidato presidencial às eleições de 2024 nos Estados Unidos, criticou o tratamento dispensado aos misturadores de criptografia pela administração Joe Biden. O candidato republicano é um grande defensor do Bitcoin e de outros ativos digitais e revelou uma estrutura de política criptográfica em 16 de novembro no North American Blockchain Summit (NABS) em Fort Worth, Texas.
A nova política, intitulado “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.
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 prendeu os co-fundadores do Tornado Cash, Roman Storm e Roman Semenov em agosto. Os dois foram acusados de violar sanções e lavar centenas de milhões de dólares para o Grupo Lazarus, um grupo de hackers norte-coreano.
Conforme relatado anteriormente pela Bitnation, Elon Musk, fundador e CEO da Tesla e da SpaceX, elogiou Vivek Ramaswamy, acrescentando: “He is a very promising candidate.”