Republican Sen. Tim Scott, who could be an influential player in the cryptocurrency industry, announced his run for US president on Monday.The South Carolina lawmaker formally announced his run on Twitter as a crowd gathered in Charleston, South Carolina.
Scott joins other candidates, including former President Donald Trump.“Joe Biden and the radical left are attacking every rung of the ladder that helped me climb.
And that is why I am announcing today that I am running for President of the United States of America,” he said in prepared remarks.
Scott has said he wants to develop a digital assets regulatory framework that protects consumers while promoting innovation.
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