Does Thomas Massie Support Crypto?

Based on previous comments, Thomas Massie has indicated they are very pro-cryptocurrency. Below you can view the tweets, quotes, and other commentary Thomas Massie has made about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and cryptocurrency innovation.

Voted for a bill on May 23rd, 2024
Bill Name
CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act

Details
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal Reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.
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Voted for a bill on May 8th, 2024
Bill Name
SAB 121 House Joint Resolution

Details
For congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121". This staff accounting bulletin expresses the views of the staff regarding the accounting for obligations to safeguard crypto-assets an entity holds for platform users.
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Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie
It might be possible that people who value liberty can preserve it by using technology to outrun and front-run government. Technology enables things that governments fear and want to control: sound money, privacy, communication, access to information, decentralized energy, AI…
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Thomas Massie
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@RealCryptoVig So what if it doesn’t? I’m not looking for a platform that tells me what’s true and what isn’t. The fact that the NBC, CBS, and Rolling Stones were exposed as liars within 24 hours without the benefit of community notes, shows me that an open platform works.
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@DCCorrupted If you listen to the interview, you’ll notice he concedes that if Congress were to do it, it would be hard to countermand at the State level. What they’ve done in Florida is to stop the executive branch (POTUS) from authorizing or requiring CBDC in Florida.
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