Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman calls for cryptocurrency ban in US

Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman calls for cryptocurrency ban in US
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The WSJ published an article  entitled "Why Should America Ban Cryptocurrencies?" by Charles Munger, a 99-year-old associate of Warren Buffett.

In it, the investor compares digital assets to gambling, and attributes their rise to a "vexing" regulatory gap.

"Cryptocurrency is not a means of payment, a commodity or a derivative. It is a kind of roulette with a 100% house edge (casino advantage) that is regulated in countries that traditionally compete in anti-gambling. It is quite obvious that the federal authorities should now pass a law banning it," states Manger.