In any case, why this sudden sentiment from a bitcoin news journalist? Did JP Morgan pay for this article hehehe?
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Tom Lee disapproves
The Feds Will Kill Bitcoin via Regulation
We’ve seen this before.
In 2011, the online poker world was rocked when the DOJ indicted executives of the biggest poker sites, seized the websites and froze player accounts. It also turned out Full Tilt Poker was a Ponzi scheme in which only $60 million was available yet players had $390 million owed to them.
Barack Obama’s administration hated payday lenders, gun dealers, and pornography operators. So they attempted to shut those businesses down by choking off their access to the financial system. The FDIC threatened banks with fines and litigation unless they refused their business, while ACH houses that facilitated online payday loan transfers were shut down.
Make no mistake. The federal government wants bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dead.
They will choke the life out of them through regulation.
Naturally, foolish bitcoin traders rushed into bitcoin and sent its value higher because they don’t really understand what Steven Mnuchin said. Now they do.
Read in full https://www.ccn.com/news/treasury-secretary-seals-bitcoins-impending-death-by-a-thousand-cuts/2019/07/15/?amp
i was really starting to get concerned about this correction not being accompanied by really scary FUD. it used to be "china bans bitcoin" and now it is "trump will kill bitcoin". a deep correction with no AAA grade FUD would scare the shit out of me. now i feel much better.
the china FUD worked for years and created lots of 40% corrections. price may go down to low $8ks. this is regular bitcoin price action and it will shake the weak hands.
trump will not try to kill bitcoin. think of him what you want, but he is not that stupid. the message is clear: u.s.gov does not want big tech to become global banking players.
long term btc hodlers not affected.