‘Bitcoin cuts out predatory banks’ – Deaton takes on Warren’s ‘anti-crypto army’
- Republican candidate is advocating for crypto against traditional banking
- Warren leads Deaton by over 23 points in the Senate race
With the U.S. elections just weeks away, Republican candidate John Deaton and Senator Elizabeth Warren engaged in a war of words in their first debate. They are competing for a Senate seat representing the state of Massachusetts.
On 15 October, the candidates put forward opposing views, particularly on the matter of cryptocurrencies.
Drawing from his experiences with traditional financial institutions, Deaton expressed support for Bitcoin [BTC] as an alternative to the current system. Reflecting on how cryptocurrencies could help those underserved by banks, he said,
“When Bitcoin came along, I…
