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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Rep. Tom Emmer sees crypto as a means to open opportunity - Axios

Minnesota's Rep. Tom Emmer wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on August 23 to express his concerns about the sanctioning of privacy protocol Tornado Cash, an open source piece of self-executing software that no one controls.
Driving the news: Axios reached out to Rep. Emmer, who serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and as Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, to discuss his enduring interest in cryptocurrency.
Catch up fast: Emmer previously drew crypto denizens' attention when, last December, he tweeted just two letters: "gm".
At that time, NFTs were just entering into the national conversation, and enthusiasts were fond of tweeting the abbreviation for "good morning" as a way of showing digital collectibles were an upbeat and friendly culture.
What he's saying: "Technology is neutral, and the expectation of privacy is normal," Emmer wrote in his letter, related to the Tornado Cash action.
In an interview with Axios, he calls the ability...



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