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Andrew Cuomo: “We were the first to regulate [cryptocurrency] because the…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Overtime with Bill Maher: Ryan Holiday, Andrew Cuomo, Kristen Soltis Anderson (HBO)

Published | Video Starts at 08:48

Why would you want to get into such a dirty business? Yeah, well, dirty business is a broad statement. 2014, I became interested in the industry. I was governor of New York. We were the first to regulate [cryptocurrency] because the technology, the financial technology is revolutionary. and can do great, great things if properly used. This blockchain technology and these smart contracts, it can make transactions faster, cheaper, more accessible for people. I work with a company called OkX. (08:48–08:56)

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Asserts that New York was the first to regulate cryptocurrency due to its revolutionary financial technology.

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