
There's a new sheriff in town—or at least that's how Vice President JD Vance framed it from the main stage at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas. In a packed ballroom at The Venetian, the Republican VP laid out the clearest message yet from the Trump administration: the days of what he called "regulatory harassment" are over.
"Operation Choke Point 2.0 is dead," Vance announced to roaring applause. "Let my words serve as its obituary."