Blockchain a Missed Opportunity for San Francisco: Ripple’s Larsen

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Ripple Labs Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen says the federal government “pretty much killed San Francisco from being what it was, the blockchain capital of the world,” as he talks regulation of the crypto industry with Bloomberg Technology co-host Ed Ludlow.

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