Photo: Finance Magnates This article was written by Richard Gardner, founder and CEO of Modulus Global . Finally. Finally we’ve cleared the conventions. Remarkably, in both conventions, neither major party addressed the concerns of the cryptocurrency movement. Post-Cleveland, we discussed how Donald Trump may well aid the crypto-cause . The effects of a Trump presidency wouldn’t be altogether different than the symbolic takeaways from the Brexit . But, what happens in a Clinton Administration? I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. We’re in an unconventional year, filled with unconventional ideas and unconventional thinking. I’d like to skip over the politics to instead focus on the policy. Unfortunately, it is a fool’s errand to think that one can deal with one without the other. So, let’s start with the general rhetoric. It certainly is a populist year, even though Hillary Clinton isn’t typically thought of as the most populist of candidates. It is conceivable, and perhaps even probable, that her slide in policy has been caused by the phenomenon of Bernie Sanders. So, is she likely to govern as a populist? The answer is… we don’t know. How does that affect those of us in the world of cryptocurrency? Recently, Clinton talked about blockchain technologies. She discussed application and regulation. Logically, as many talking heads have pointed out, as a government depends more on a resource, the less interest it has in regulating that resource. This makes sense intuitively. “We must position American innovators to lead the world in the next generation of technology revolutions – from autonomous vehicles to machine learning to public service blockchain applications – and we must defend universal access to the global, digital marketplace of ideas.” In the same vein, her campaign has been on record pushing for reduced regulations for start-ups to […]
