American politician Cynthia Lummis was recently elected to the us Senate and thus became the first member of the upper house of Congress to publicly declare her assets in bitcoin. On Friday, Lammis gave an interview to ABC News, during which she confirmed that she "hopes to bring the discussion of bitcoin to a national level."
"I am a former state Treasurer and have invested in long-term state assets, so I have always been looking for a good store of value, and bitcoin fits that definition. Our own currency is subject to inflation, while bitcoin is not. 21 million bitcoins will be mined and that's it, this is a limited issue. Therefore, I am sure that it will become an important player as a means of accumulation for a long time, " Lammis said.
At the same time, the arguments of the ABC News host that bitcoin can be used for money laundering and tax evasion, she chose not to comment.
Lammis first purchased the cryptocurrency in 2013 at a rate of about $300, while serving as state Treasurer. The state of Wyoming, from which she was elected to the Senate, has recently taken various measures to regulate cryptocurrencies in a more orderly manner and recently issued a banking license to the Kraken exchange.