Blockchain Caucus co-chair: Ease up on Facebook’s Libra

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Blockchain Caucus co-chair: Ease up on Facebook’s Libra

Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., conducts a House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations hearing in Rayburn. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

By Jinitzail Hernández and Thomas McKinless

Posted July 18, 2019 at 1:43pm

Rep. David Schweikert, co-chair of the Blockchain Caucus, warns that members of Congress may be letting their “disdain for Facebook” cloud their judgement on what he says is an opportunity.

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