Crypto Is Too Big for Partisan Politics

Crypto Is Too Big for Partisan Politics
Every major American issue seems to get sucked into the “red vs. blue” political dichotomy these days, and now it is cryptocurrency’s turn in the barrel. Following somewhat tense recent testimony between U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler and the Senate Banking Committee, Politico confidently declared “Crypto becomes partisan.”While Capitol Hill fireworks might make it seem that way, the reality is that crypto doesn’t have a natural partisan bent – it is a universal tool that has the potential to benefit everyone in every community.Kristin Smith is executive director of the Blockchain Association, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group.…