I started paying hedge of bitcoin back in 2012, 2013 when it was under $200. When I came to Congress in 2016, I think bitcoin was five or $600. And you would think over that time when it's peaked as high as north of $120,000, that some of my colleagues would have said you know, this guy might be right about some of these things, but Congress is pretty stubborn. (16:28–16:33)
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Asserts that bitcoin was valued at approximately $500-$600 when he joined Congress in 2016.
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