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US Senator Criticizes DOJ Over Non-Custodial Wallets, Vows to Defend Bitcoin Rights

May 2, 2024
Wyoming’s Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has voiced strong opposition to the Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ), criticizing its stance on non-custodial wallet software in the realm of cryptocurrency. In a pointed statement, Senator Lummis expressed deep concern over what she termed the DOJ’s “hyper-aggressive argument” that such software could constitute a money transmission service.