Crypto Is ‘Not A Currency… It’s An Electronic Pet Rock,’ Says Rep. Brad Sherman



As Congress weighs crypto regulations, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) urges lawmakers not to pass bill backed by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Meet the Press NOW.

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20 comments

  1. Will team biden be returning all the money that minimaddoff gave him or did the biden family get their hands on it?

  2. All this money was used to get Democrats elected… not both party

  3. Upchuck Todd is a joke and this Network.

  4. This guy should have a nft made of him as a clown lol..all you crypto haters,nay sayer uhavr been calling bitcoin,crypto a PONZI SCHEME (haha) since its birth as u heard this clown for the past 5 yrs he has been trying to ban crypto with no avail why??,? Cus its here to stay hate to hurt your feelings its a technology not a currency trying to replace the dollar as most non educated individuals say do your homework….. alot if nay sayers crypto is used for fraud, terrorism etc,etc the us dollar is used just as well for fraud, terrorism, drugs etc,etc the difference is crypto can be traced on the block chain an therfore y can possibly catch the bad actors u cant do that with the dollar ….

  5. Technology magic which solve all world problem poverty, pollution , Corona pandemic, environmental disasters and what not = blockchain
    All human greed satisfication = crypto currency
    End result = VCs and software engineers enjoying your money 😀😀

  6. How did no one notice BEFORE he confessed?

  7. And so is cash and stocks

  8. No electricity, no crypto.

  9. People bought with dollars something they do not know what it is or undertand. Greed my friend, that is why Cryoto did that huge rip off.

  10. Technically all fiat currency is worthless.

  11. it is a digital artfact with no artistic or historic value. It is a scam.

  12. Isn't it funny how after the money stops then the govt jumps on like a pack of hennas to eat up everything so those that got paid don't have to pay it back.

  13. I prefer to think of Crypto as a bitmapped representation of a beanie baby.

  14. Grandpa is too old and stupid to understand crypto.

  15. Sam and Caroline will be back playing video games laughing at everyone they swindled before you think !!!

  16. Cryptocurrency is the safest money, just keep it out of scums piggy bank, keep it in your private wallet, and god can't take it

  17. Gold and silver is the only real money we have. Everything else,…is just something else.

  18. Crypto is what Enron was trying to sell but they didn't have a name for it at the time.