Andrew Cuomo: “New York State was the first state to pass a full regulatory…”

“I actually started working with the crypto industry very early on. I was governor of New York in 2014. All right, let's say crypto hit a critical mass. 2009, 2014, New York State was the first state to pass a full regulatory regime for crypto. because we saw the future, we saw the potential of the technology and we wanted that technology in New York, we wanted those companies in New York.” (01:08–01:17)

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