I get the idea that just by sheer force of will & tenacity John E Deaton ‘s efforts alone are enough to demand the creation of an institution such as a Crypto Hall of Fame, or something similarly named, to pay tribute to the amazing force that resides within him #forevergrateful

we need to save the internet

this is no longer about 'join my platform, bro'

we're building new tech that can't be censored

Non iOS users are not excluded from iOS group messaging and there is no monopoly in the US smartphone market as the Community Notes make clear. And while we’re discussing things @senwarren routinely lies about: cash is far more a tool of criminals than crypto.

Awesome progress

Let’s get to 1m crypto advocates who want to elect pro crypto candidates by November.

Share to help spread the word.

Massive congratulations to Tony Edward (Thinking Crypto Podcast) on the launch of his book! One of the hardest working, nicest folks in the space, this book is sure to be a great read...well done Tony!

🚨NEW: John E Deaton has filed for permission to appear as amici counsel on behalf of 4,701 Coinbase 🛡️ customers in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Coinbase 🛡️ case.

📢My Book (Re) Thinking Crypto has officially launched!

💡(Re)Thinking Crypto : The Crash of FTX and the Rise of Safer, Stronger Digital Assets

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Overview: From SBF to ETFs - Everything you need to know about Crypto's past, present, and

Important Deadline in SEC v. @Coinbase

Anyone interested in filing an Amicus Brief in support of @Coinbase's motion for interlocutory appeal must do so by April 26, 2024.

Will industry associations, members of Congress & the underlying project leaders step up before it is too

Been brooding about this …

My instinctive reaction is to totally agree with ₿radley Rettler – although, as a market-macro analyst, I get that price can drive a narrative. However, the mainstream media focus on price is more than frustratingly superficial, it’s also pernicious – it

Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse on Fox this morning, talking stable coins and pushing for US regulators to step up.

Covered a lot of ground with Mornings with Maria today – the BTC halving, my predictions for the crypto market by EOY, how pro-innovation policies in the US will prevail (step 1 - replace the SEC leadership and step 2 - Elizabeth Warren’s staff should read some actual facts on crypto

SEC: all tokens are 'digital asset securities'

Also SEC: we never said tokens themselves are securities

Also SEC: but in this case, these 11 tokens are definitely securities

Also SEC: jk lmao, it's the token plus the ecosystem that's the security

Also SEC: rules are clear

This was not a resignation thread. It should be, though. Gary Gensler is a liability to the current government, creating confusion instead of clarity at a time when the markets need a steady hand and clear rules.

HEY Elizabeth Warren—thanks for raining attention on Custodia Bank ™ (2x this week💪). As usual, you completely miss the risk to the banking system. Maybe you should consider consulting someone who actually de-risked a large bank, instead of blindly spewing talking points. My door is open!

.Gary Gensler pulls up next to you bumping his favorite new song. Wyd?

Ladan Stewart was a lead enforcement lawyer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the Ripple and Coinbase 🛡️ cases, now working at law firm White & Case LLP where she apparently plans to develop a crypto and cyber defense practice.

'She did concede that one of the lawsuits brought against companies like

I'm proud to join Senator Cynthia Lummis to introduce the Payment Stablecoin Act.

Passing a regulatory framework for stablecoins is critical to protecting consumers, promoting responsible innovation, and cracking down on money laundering and illicit finance. gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/rel…

.Senator Cynthia Lummis and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand continue to advance crypto policy with their draft stablecoin bill. There is much left to be done, but great to also see others in Congress now engaging positively with crypto regulation.

Innovation is not (and should never be) partisan.

🚨NEW: Starting May 22nd, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will more than triple the transaction fee it charges public companies.

The agency attributes the hefty increase of $8 to $27.80 per every $1M in part to Congress not approving its full-year appropriation until last month.

Last year the