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 Personally I think it's just a play to win votes and he either doesn't really understand it or thinks he can control it. 
 That's okay. Most things politicians do are a play for votes over things they don't understand. Maybe that's a good thing- maybe by not understanding it and thinking he can control it, he underestimates its ability, if adopted widely, to curtail state overreach 
 Very true. Bitcoin is hope! 
 And personally I think he has a vague idea that it must be good, if only that he knows the democrats don't like it