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US Lawmakers Urge Trump Advisor Larry Kudlow to Promote Blockchain

U.S. lawmakers have asked Trump advisor Larry Kudlow to include blockchain on a list of tech initiatives to support.

By Nikhilesh DeMay 29, 2019

Larry Kudlow image via Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons

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