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Derrick Van Orden: “These currencies are critical for us to maintain freedom.”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

Derrick Van Orden Questions FTX General Counsel on Cryptocurrency Regulation and Investor Losses

Published June 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:27

They should be regulated to only to the point where we can't fleece People like Mr. Miller is the general counsel for FTX. So that happened. I don't want that to happen again. But These currencies are critical for us to maintain freedom. We have to be able to exchange in commerce without the government getting in our business. And so I'm supporting your efforts. (04:27–04:32)

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