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Janet Yellen: “Cryptocurrencies can be used to finance terrorism, facilitate money laundering, and support malign activities that…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2021
Cryptocurrencies can be used to finance terrorism, facilitate money laundering, and support malign activities that threaten U.S. national security interests.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen warns about the risks of cryptocurrencies in financing terrorism and other malign activities.

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