‘Crypto is dead in America’: Tech billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya
Regulators in the United States have choked out the cryptocurrency sector to the point of death according to Bitcoin (BTC) bull and billionaire tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya. “Crypto está muerto en Estados Unidos”, afirmó audazmente en un episodio del 22 de abril del podcast All-In. Palihapitiyas comment came in response to the news that cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is now considering a move offshore. He pointed the finger at Gary Gensler, the Chair of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC): Crypto está muerto en Estados Unidos. Quiero decir que ahora tienes a Gensler incluso culpando a las criptomonedas de la crisis bancaria, por lo que las autoridades de los Estados Unidos han apuntado firmemente con sus armas a las criptomonedas. While Palihapitiya said that the U.S. likely views crypto as a threat to its “establishment,” the tech investor did however attribute some fault to the sector: “Para ser justos con los reguladores, [el sector de las criptomonedas] empujó los límites más que cualquier otro sector de la economía emergente”. He rounded out his analysis by concluding that the good actors are now “paying the price” for the bad work done by FTX and other firms that have impacted the reputation of the industry. “La cuenta ha vencido para