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Sean Duffy: “Bitcoin also has value because we say it has value.”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

Sean Duffy Interview • The Bottom Line

Published February 22, 2023 | Video Starts at 28:30

There's nothing unique and special about it. I can't send it to the federal government now get gold or silver. It's got value because we said it has value. Bitcoin also has value because we say it has value. And I'm concerned one day we'll say the dollar doesn't have value. And we've seen that throughout history. And so then you got to ask, where do I go? (28:30–28:35)

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Asserts that Bitcoin's value is based on collective agreement.

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