While some people fixate on crypto hypo’s for sanctions evasion, meanwhile: “they transfer the crude to ships bound for China, which buys 90% of Iran's oil.  … According to a congressional report…, this trade generated as much as $70 billion for Iran, propping up the regime.”

Six years later I’m still processing that in 2019 the US government — FinCEN specifically— told us all that “an anonymizing software provider is not a money transmitter.” And yet the calamitous campaign against such providers continues to the present day.

The Bank Secrecy Act was built entirely for a paper-based world. But money is now a creature of the internet and we need our laws to respect that. A prime example: we should look to Zero-Knowledge Proofs to eliminate the data dragnet that the BSA forces on every consumer. 1/3

Roman Storm's conviction for operating an unlicensed money transmission business is dangerous for all defi developers. It's also just wrong as a matter of law, and (I think) it will be overturned.

We are grateful the jury did not convict Roman for violating sanctions or laundering money. We will not stop fighting for Roman and expect him to be fully vindicated. businessinsider.com/tornado-cash-r…

🎙️ New @surus_io Episode: Bo Hines 's comprehensive white house crypto policy breakdown + Dan Spuller on North Carolina's crypto capital advantage. Key insights covered: 🏛️ October 2025 Clarity Act Timeline 🇺🇸 Strategic Bitcoin Reserve strategy ⚡ Moving government at "tech

🚨 New Publication 🚨 I am pleased to share a new essay co-authored with my brilliant friend Chris Odinet : "𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒔: 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒊𝑪𝑨𝑹 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝑬𝑵𝑰𝑼𝑺 𝑨𝒄𝒕" Available on SSRN here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Announcing Payjoin Foundation, a non-profit to protect Bitcoin Privacy

Perfect timing. Congrats Dan Gould &pj=

🎙️ NEW EPISODE: Two-part deep dive on America's crypto future: Part 1: White House Crypto Council Executive Director Bo Hines breaks down the administration's digital assets strategy. Part 2: Dan Spuller (EVP Industry Affairs, Blockchain Association) on how North Carolina's

1/ It’s been an incredibly busy summer for crypto policy in DC – from the President’s Working Group report on digital assets, to the SEC’s Project Crypto, to the verdict in Roman Storm’s case. Let’s cover the latest…

🎧Tune in to the new episode of the Surus podcast with Bo Hines and Dan Spuller breaking down where federal crypto policy is headed and how states are positioning themselves post-Genius Act. open.spotify.com/episode/2m5bVn…

Many Bitcoin influencers avoid taking a position on the spam debate because they face an uncomfortable reality that large swaths of maxis are ignorant of how Bitcoin operates and educating them with facts is met with anger because it conflicts with Puritan canon.

💬 "I've definitely had conversations with folks about Samurai and Tornado Cash, and a lot of developers who work even adjacent to privacy preserving stuff are scared." - Neha Narula This week's episode covers 🎧: ⚡️Privacy dev fears post-Tornado Cash verdict ⚡️Bitcoin's "one sat

They were so focused on Number Go Up they did not notice the Freedom Go Down.

We’re launching DCI Global, a nascent research network to study real-world Bitcoin & stablecoin use, starting with a joint MIT–UnB open-source course to build global capacity.

Most people don't know, but two years ago I was depressed and miserable. I came to the Bitcoin space seeking an escape from academia. Learning the protocol was hard as hell. There's too much noise about "number goes up" and too little signal. "This can't continue", I decided.

name 1 respected Bitcoin developer who advocates for Knots. someone who didn't lose 300 BTC on a server hot wallet (wtf?!) and then called the FBI on all core devs. I'll wait.

Brian Quintenz is the right person for the complex derivatives markets the CFTC oversees. For crypto, he is uniquely positioned to deliver on a new area of agency responsibility. I’m proud to have worked with him on issues and to call him a friend. It’s time to confirm BQ.

"The GENIUS Act might have secured US financial dominance for the next hundred years... it might be President Trump's most enduring contribution to America as a society." ☝️The Bitcoin Historian on the historic implications of crypto policy New Form and Structure episode 🎧 Spotify: