Billionaire investor and television celebrity Mark Cuban has thrown his support behind Republican Senate hopeful John Deaton, who is running against anti-cryptocurrency crusader Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
What happened: Cuban, a long-standing critic of Warren’s stance toward the industry, minced no words in saying that he wasn’t a fan of the senior senator, while featuring on the All-In Podcast.
Though acknowledging Warren’s concerns about the potential wrongful use of cryptocurrencies, Cuban said that she just wants to “throw the baby out with the bath water.”
In contrast, Cuban said that Deaton has been known to be a cryptocurrency advocate, and he was impressed by the attorney’s “background” and “character.”
“So even before he got through his hat in his ring, I was talking to him, supporting him, giving him feedback, and helping him,” Cuban…
