“Crypto is dead in America” claims Bitcoin bull Chamath Palihapitiya

Bitcoin enthusiast and multibillionaire tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya claim that American regulators have effectively killed the cryptocurrency industry.

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In an episode of the All-In podcast from April 22, he asserted brashly that “Crypto is dead in America.”

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In reaction to the report that crypto exchange Coinbase is now mulling a transfer overseas, Palihapitiya made his statement.

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He accused Gary Gensler, the head of the United States Securities Exchange Commission: “Crypto is dead in America.

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