Pro-Crypto amerikansk lagstiftare överger budet på talman
- Tom Emmer har varit en av de största kryptosupportrarna det senaste året.
- The crypto community reacted warmly to Emmer’s candidacy.
- Donald Trump called on other Republicans to boycott Emmer’s candidacy.
Kryptovalutagemenskapen var extatisk över att på tisdagen höra att representanten Tom Emmer, en högljudd anhängare av kryptoindustrin, hade vunnit den republikanska nomineringen till parlamentets talman. Men den spänningen var kortvarig som Minnesota-representant övergiven sitt bud efter att ha insett bristen på stöd för att säkra den erforderliga rösten för jobbet.
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.
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,
Jag har många underbara vänner som vill bli talman i huset, och några är verkligen stora krigare. RINO (endast republikaner till namnet) Tom Emmer, som jag inte känner väl, är inte en av dem. Att rösta på en globalist RINO som Tom Emmer skulle vara ett tragiskt misstag.
Under de senaste månaderna har Emmer gjort det stelnat 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.
Jag har täckt några spännande historier under min karriär som journalist och tycker att blockchain-relaterade historier är väldigt spännande. Jag tror att Web3 kommer att förändra världen och vill att alla ska vara en del av den.
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