'The threat right now is not Yellen': Kristin Smith on crypto rumors and DC policy

<p>It was a tweet heard 'round the crypto world. </p><p>A breaking news account fired off, in all caps, an unsubstantiated headline that the U.S. Treasury Department was set to crack down on a number of unknown banks for their activity in the crypto market. Soon after the tweet's release, several industry insiders — including the Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith — threw cold water on its key claim. </p><p>"There's a lot of rumors going around that don't have any truth of foundation," Smith said. </p><p>In this episode of The Scoop, Smith unpacked the erroneous rumor, why U.S...