SEC Chairman calls Bitcoin a “roller coaster” and a “highly speculative” asset class

03/08 00:43

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Gary Gensler, the chairman of the US SEC, likened Bitcoin to a "roller coaster" in an interview, calling it a "highly speculative asset class".

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