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UK politicians seize on crypto amid fears of bank run on ‘faster, greater scale’

A crypto-hungry crop of MPs might find their dreams of a de-fi utopia thwarted by their colleagues in the House of Lords and central bank

Former Bank of England governor Mervyn, now Lord, King
Former Bank of England governor Mervyn, now Lord, King

“Order! Order!” Former speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow bellows his infamous catchphrase down the barrel of a camera. “Is intelligence in the room? Stop selling!”

At the request of Crypto Boole, a Twitter account, Bercow has recorded a message on video-sharing site Cameo. His message is simple: keep calm and HODL through the dip.

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