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A major force behind the market structure bill is fear of "Gensler 2.0" if the SEC changes hands. Legislation now can protect the industry later. But it's pointless if it doesn't address DOJ. Without full developer protections and a Section 1960 fix, "Garland 2.0" will be fatal.

Inaugural Episode of the “Tokens” podcast, covering Digital Asset Treasury Cos with Euwyn and Cosmo Jiang of Pantera Capital: youtu.be/lofRBSHc4kQ?fe…

On August 19, the Crypto Task Force will be in Boston. We want to hear specifically from small crypto projects that are 10 employees or fewer & under 2 years old. Details at: sec.gov/newsroom/press…

Remember this when Roman Storm files post-trial motions or an appeal. The judge instructed the jury incorrectly on Section 1960, so they convicted him based on a misunderstanding of the law (that it covers non-custodial software developers; it does not). This is ripe for appeal.

The potential for negotiation or cross-licensing remains open, especially if the big banks want to avoid protracted legal proceedings. “Custodia’s patent is a strategic tool,” says one attorney, “but large banks’ deep patent portfolios could lead to countersuits or licensing

Just recorded the first of the two guest episodes with Friend of the Pod Alex Thorn! Great discussion covering the Storm verdict, the banking/401K EOs, the 80k BTC sale and more dropping Monday/Tuesday.

Less than 1 million people on planet earth own 1 full Bitcoin.

Ethereum ETFs saw $461M in net inflows on Aug 8 — more than Bitcoin’s $404M. 📏 Adjusted for market cap (BTC ≈ 4× ETH), that’s the equivalent of ~$2B in BTC inflows. ETH just had a monster day.

Amidst the enthusiasm for pro-crypto legislation, people aren't noticing that there is language that would soft-ban privacy, thus eviscerating the whole point of crypto. /cc Amanda Tuminelli

Exactly this - we need protections for privacy tools and those building them, like a Section 1960 fix, the BRCA, and the principles described here 👇

Bo’s job, in a word, sucked. I’ve served in the White House before and I know. He had to deal with all of us. Our demanding, pedantic, semi religious views on crypto and public policy. Internal industry quarreling. High maintenance personalities. On top of that he had to

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L0la L33tz is more fun on Nostr FinCEN didn’t think SW was illegal. And while it’s disappointing that DOJ prosecuted this case through two administrations, I don’t think it’s credible that their motive (including spending $$$ on the case) in doing so was to take all of $6.3M from Keone and Bill for the SBR.

L0la L33tz is more fun on Nostr My honest take is that the prosecutions were an ill-conceived attempt to combat money laundering, and that privacy + fostering non-custodial innovation were acceptable collateral damage to the Biden-era DO J (not to let the Trump admin off the hook for not dismissing the cases).

The question and struggle the community faces: groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.… where does the right to privacy fit in the world of #bitcoin? And what can we do by law (Section 109) to protect that?

This is fair - while there likely won’t be anything verified about it - it’s like the Raiders of the Lost Ark ending. Sorry, not sorry - the ark ends up in a Government warehouse along with everything else. But at least Zack is after it!

Ancillary assets are a normal outgrowth of the Securities Clarity Act. Only problem is, Senate has no time in September because of the need to fund the Government. Unless the #crypto lawyers get together and launch a token to fund the Government and then pass CLARITY … let’s go

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There’s that word again: ‘mostly’ L0la L33tz is more fun on Nostr