Making the U.S. the crypto capital: What it would take The U.S. seems to be turning its combative stance on blockchains and crypto toward a more supportive one that offers guidance and clarity on the rules for builders to follow. While it’s still early, a number of encouraging

Excited to share that I’m joining a16z as a Senior Advisor! Technology is the future of economic growth, and I’m eager to help innovators navigate the policy landscape so they can build.

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Hearing from US founders that some consultants are manufacturing a sense of urgency to push them into foreign foundations as early as possible (even pre-seed). All the reasons they give (investor preference, doubts about US regulatory clarity, etc.) are nonsense. Be careful.

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There is no hall pass, as some would assert. The criminal code is still on the books, and there are plenty of prosecutors who are willing and able to enforce it. What has changed is that the DOJ won't be chasing crypto companies for regulatory offenses. But, there's more work to

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CLARITY’s control-based maturity framework is the best regulatory approach to decentralization that’s ever been proposed. It’s an approach that can both foster innovation and protect consumers. Proud to join the 50+ industry stakeholders aligning behind it.

Ditto.

Nerd alert. Tonight’s upset in Jeopardy was really great game show tv.

1/ Progress on crypto policy continues! The White House just released an excellent report and the SEC launched “Project Crypto”. The next critical step is feedback on the Senate’s market structure legislation. We just submitted our recommendations👇

This.

Today’s guilty verdict against Roman Storm for unlicensed money transmission is an unfortunate outcome. Like many in the industry have raised, we agree that non-custodial software through which people engage in self-directed, P2P transactions is not money transmission, and the

I grew up in Germany, so I often seek out news and info from the non-U.S. perspective. I think Americans could benefit from alternative points of view, yes? Recommend adding the DW (Deutsche Welle) streaming app to your tv menu. They have content in several languages, including

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