Crypto meeting attended by heavyweights: Biden’s adviser couldn’t hide his surprise

Under the leadership of US Congressman and lawmaker Ro Khanna and businessman Mark Cuban, a meeting was organized in Washington with the heavyweights of the crypto industry. While Biden’s chief advisor also attended the meeting, which was closely followed by the US financial media, it was stated that the complaints and remarks of crypto company executives about the Democratic Party and SEC chairman Gensler surprised the advisor. It was stated that one participant told the advisor, “You screwed up everything in the crypto business.”

Crypto meeting attended by heavyweights: Biden’s adviser couldn’t hide his surprise

While the financial world focused on Fed chair Jerome Powell’s speech to two Congressional committees on Tuesday and Wednesday, crypto and business heavyweights gathered in Washington, the capital of the US.

In addition to being close to the White House, many well-known names attended the meeting held at the famous Willard Hotel, where historical figures also stayed from time to time, and organized by US Democratic MP Ro Khanna and businessman Mark Cuban.

From the famous crypto-supportive businessman Mark Cuban to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, from senator Kirsten Gillibrand, known for her stablecoin bill last year, to Mike Novogratz and Uniswap executives, important figures of the industry took part in the meeting.

Will the Republican Party supremacy be broken?

As it is known, the Republican Party in the US is now fully behind the support of the crypto world… The Democratic Party, on the other hand, is more silent and timid on this issue. However, Democratic MP Ro Khanna, who is one of the names who are disturbed by this situation, took an important step to break the Republican Party supremacy here and prepared the ground for this meeting.

Biden’s advisor Dunn could not hide his surprise: “You guys suck on crypto”

Anita Dunn was one of the most prominent figures who attended this meeting organized by the Democratic side. Dunn, who is Biden’s chief advisor, could not hide her surprise at the harsh reactions and words directed at SEC chairman Gary Gensler and the Democrats. According to US media reports, Dunn, who did not wait for the end of the meeting, left the hotel after listening to opinions and complaints on many issues.

One participant reportedly told Dunn, “I’m a lifelong Democrat, but you guys have really got this one wrong.” Another participant used the phrase “You guys suck on crypto”.

Cuban: “Biden should fire Gensler”

After Dunn’s departure, the reactions to Gensler did not stop. Mark Cuban, a famous businessman and one of the organizers of the meeting with Ro Khanna, stated that Biden should fire SEC chairman Gary Gensler. Cuban also allowed these remarks to be shared with members of the media.

According to the information provided by the US media, some of the names that were present at the meeting and closely known to the crypto world are as follows:

  • Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
  • Anita Dunn (Biden’s chief advisor)
  • Mark Cuban (Businessman)
  • Brad Garlinghouse (Ripple CEO)
  • Mike Novogratz (Galaxy CEO)
  • Anthony Scaramucci (Skybridge CEO)
  • Paul Grewal (Coinbase legal counsel)
  • Mike Bleshe (BitGo CEO)
  • Julie Stitzel (DCG manager)
  • Mike Brock (CEO of Block)
  • Marco Santori & Jonathyn Jachym (Kraken executives)
  • Chris Giancarlo (Paxos)
  • Denelle Dixon (Stellar)
  • Katrina Paglia (Pantera)
  • Tuongvy Le (Anchorage Digital Bank)
  • Justin Slaughter (Paradigm)
  • Kristin Smith (Blockchain Association)
  • James Rathmell (Haun Ventures)
  • Hayden Adams (CEO of Uniswap)
  • Marvin Ammori & MC Lader (Uniswap managers)
  • Dante Disparte & Elisabeth Carpenter (Circle)

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