Ezinne Okpo
@ezinneokpo
General Counsel @HiroSystems. Views are mine and not legal advice
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23-03-2009 16:31:14
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"I have never asked for special treatment. I did not seek it here. All I asked was to be judged by my credentials and treated fairly and equally." Ida Bae Wells' official statement on declining the tenure offer from UNC Chapel Hill: naacpldf.org/press-release/…
Felt like it was a moment to go find this campaign from Blockstack, now stacks.btc. Anyone in our industry who believes in "Can't Be Evil" has been working, is still working, and will always be working towards living in that future.
Senators Warren and Marshall's proposed bill subjecting software devs & nodes to AML is "a repudiation of liberal values and a move towards the types of surveillance and control prized by authoritarians like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Kim Jong-un" coincenter.org/the-digital-as…
𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: SEC drops a three-year investigation into Stacks with no action. Earlier this week, we received word from the SEC that after 3 years, they are terminating their investigation into the stacks.btc blockchain (the protocol) and Hiro System (a company) with no action. Stacks
Major props to muneeb.btc, Alex Miller, Ezinne Okpo, the rest of the Hiro team, and the stacks.btc ecosystem for this major win—not just for Stacks—but for all of crypto.
SEC Drops Investigation Into Stacks Blockchain & Hiro Earlier this week, we received word from the SEC that after 3 years, they are terminating their investigation into Hiro and the stacks.btc blockchain with no enforcement action 🧵.
I just finished testifying in Washington DC, alongside Haun Ventures and @Coinbase on how Congress can deliver for clear, modern rules for crypto so this industry and businesses like us can focus on delivering value to builders, consumers and investors alike.