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Warren Davidson

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DeFi needs the #KeepYourCoins Act to protect self-custody, not traditional Know Your Customer (KYC) enforcement that's completely unworkable with much of the architecture. We need leaders at Treasury and the SEC who understand the tech and will help create the DeFi future. x.com/twobitidiot/st…
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Obviously, #Agenda47 opposes a CBDC. Given that the Federal Reserve is actively building a CBDC (literally hiring programmers), this looks bad for Warsh for both Treasury and the Fed. Nevertheless, whomever is selected must oppose CBDC - even if previously receptive. x.com/twobitidiot/st…
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CBDC is what globalists have in store. Watch for a central bank and bank regulator led financial crisis, where the only solution they offer is CBDC. Be prepared. #NoCBDC - even if America is the lone survivor. x.com/BGatesIsaPysch…
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is the creepiest surveillance tool ever developed. It corrupts money from its proper role as a stable store of value and efficient means of exchange into a tool for surveillance, coercion, and control. #BanCBDC pic.x.com/aAENsSjrFx
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RT @NeerajKA: Here’s @WarrenDavidson responding to ideas around mandating surveillance for DeFi participants put forward by some of his col…
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War vs Peace CBDC vs Sound Money Censorship vs Free Speech Amnesty vs Citizenship Tyranny vs Freedom To save America, we must restore a government small enough to fit within the Constitution. ✔️ More freedom. ✔️ Less government. ✔️ Sound money. ✔️ Secure borders.
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Central Bank Digital Currency (#CBDC) is the creepiest surveillance tool ever developed. It corrupts money from its proper role as a stable store of value and efficient means of exchange into a tool for surveillance, coercion, and control. @realDonaldTrump plans to ban CBDC.… x.com/i/web/status/1… pic.x.com/hkjbiepplk
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RT @jchervinsky: During the DeFi hearing, Rep. Casten argued that the developer of a neutral tool should be liable for third-party bad acto…
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My theory? @GaryGensler is mocking the entire sector. As Biden-Harris dishonestly tout a crypto-reset, he’s boasting and gloating, “I’m still here.” Only a fool would believe their words when their deeds reveal a very intentional effort to undermine the sector by preventing… x.com/i/web/status/1… x.com/CaitlinLong_/s…
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a dystopian corruption of money from its proper role as a stable store of value and efficient means of exchange into a creepy surveillance tool designed for coercion and control. #BanCBDC x.com/cynthiamlummis…
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RT @FinancialCmte: The Senate must urgently act on digital asset legislation. The future of the U.S.’s role as a hub for capital deploymen…
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@Dennis_Porter_ @RoKhanna Until they embrace self-custody, proof-of-work, and a CBDC ban, they are just making empty promises for about 96 days…
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RT @cameron: A reminder for the those suffering from crypto amnesia partisan syndrome (CAPS): Crypto was non-partisan during the Obama Adm…
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RT @FinancialCmte: The @SECGov's SAB 121 rule upends decades of bank custody rules solely to target digital assets. If it's consumer prote…
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@slamguy CBDC is not crypto. Check your facts. No one in elected office is more pro “crytpto” than me. Thankfully, many are also very supportive. Nevertheless, stay away from shitcoins.
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RT @twobitidiot: "Untraceable cryptocurrency" is a phrase that only the hopelessly stupid in government and media use. + blockchains are…
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RT @PatrickMcHenry: The President’s veto weakens protections for consumers in digital asset markets and upends decades of custody rules. B…
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Democrats: “No, seriously, we are good with crypto. Come back.” @GaryGensler: “I’m still here.”
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Since 2018, I have been working to establish legal clarity for digital assets. Meanwhile, @GaryGensler ’s Orwellian regulatory approach has pushed innovation and investment overseas. Today and finally, the House of Representatives brings clarity to the digital asset ecosystem… x.com/i/web/status/1…
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Solving problems and serving people. #FIT21 creates long overdue market structure for digital assets. ✔️ Bright-line test ✔️ Self-custody Thanks to members who moved this bill, especially Patrick McHenry, French Hill, Dusty Johnson, GT Thompson, Tom Emmer, and Steve Scalise,… htx.com/i/web/status/1…ttps://t.co/PEooFCZ5aq
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#FIT21 protects self-custody. This is essential to digital asset market structure, but also essential to defending freedom. Self custody means possession of your own private property, rather than an account where a 3rd party holds your money or property. Permission-less… x.com/i/web/status/1…
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RT @twobitidiot: Dear @RepMaxineWaters: Please don’t torpedo the chances of a bipartisan crypto bill at today’s member briefing. None of…
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Next week the House will vote to ban Central Bank Digital Currency. #CBDC poses an existential threat to western civilization. It is the most powerful surveillance tool ever developed and corrupts money into a tool for coercion & control. #BanCBDC pic.twitter.com/7WzDrMTBYl
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Glad to see self-custody (cold storage) on your list, @mcuban. Some concede they can’t ban the sector, but have settled for keeping everything account-based. Third-party mandatory is antithetical to the entire concept. No #DeFi without decentralization… #KeepYourCoinsAct x.com/mcuban/status/…
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I'm grateful Digital Asset privacy and property rights unite Republicans. I applaud the Democrats who took the tough vote to be right on policy. Hopefully, this serves as a floor for future bipartisan work to: ✔️ Ban Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) ✔️ Protect self-custody… httwitter.com/i/web/status/1…ttps://t.co/80kmF0AHMV
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RT @gaborgurbacs: I can confirm as well that US banks are quietly de-platforming businesses that have anything to do with crypto, even serv…
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RT @berniemoreno: Allowing left wing radicals like @SenWarren and @SherrodBrown to create legislation that regulates crypto - something the…
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RT @RobertJSalvador: Talking the extreme dangers of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) with @DLoesch 🚨 We need to support leaders lik…
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@RobertJSalvador Thank you! This is 100% on target. CBDC is an existential threat to western civilization. We have an amendment in appropriations that bans all federal funds from being used to design, develop, or establish a CBDC. It needs to survive final passage. @FinancialCmte passed a bill… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is an existential threat to western civilization. @FinancialCmte passed a bill to ban them. Needs to get a vote by the House and survive final passage. We also have an amendment to appropriations that bans all federal funds from being used to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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RT @JohnEDeaton1: Wait until we see a programmable CBDC issued by the Federal Reserve, being pushed by Elizabeth Warren and this current ad…
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RT @PatrickMcHenry: Today’s spot Bitcoin ETF approvals mark a historic milestone for the future of the digital asset ecosystem. While acti…
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RT @FinancialCmte: #ICYMI: @WarrenDavidson debunks the Senate's unworkable and destructive illicit finance in digital assets proposal: "It…
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) poses an existential threat to western civilization. Sound money serves as a stable store of value and an efficient means of exchange. CBDC consummates the corruption of money into a dystopian tool for coercion & control. Ban them.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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@SolanaRiles Several Democrats agree, but few are vocal in their opposition to CBDC. Unfortunately, Elizabeth Warren seems to dominate financial services policy for Democrats. She is working to ban crypto and implement CBDC.
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Anyone attacking self-custody opposes individual freedom. They want someone to control your assets on their behalf. Pass my Keep Your Coins( KYC) Act to protect self-custody. This is the best safeguard against CBDC or default by third-party custodians (like FTX or BlockFi).
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RT @JohnEDeaton1: 20% of the US Senate has already agreed to support her defacto ban on Crypto and #Bitcoin in the U.S. I know for a fact s…
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@giancarloMKTS @JohnEDeaton1 Chris, that’s rich. Corrupting money into a tool for coercion and control is evil. A US backed CBDC would have all of the surveillance power of China’s CBDC. We just like our own government better so far. CBDC is the “one ring to rule them all” and should be cast into the fire.
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@PeterMcCormack This helps illustrate why @JMilei must embrace #BTC as @nayibbukele did. The international financial system has been corrupted into a tool for coercion and control. Any attempt to restore #SoundMoney is viewed as a threat to the globalists.
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You know, it's certainly possible that the stalling tactics to prevent regulatory clarity for digital assets in America are related to the globalists’ CBDC project... For the people engineering a reset of the monetary system, off-ramps with self-custody are problematic. twitter.com/wallstreetsilv…
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@cryptoobseesed @FinancialCmte No, they should not. Cash is legal tender, should be accepted everywhere, and protects privacy.
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Cash and some “cryptocurrency” offer permission-less, peer-to-peer transactions. Authoritarian control freaks dominate our federal government and seek to ban them both. We must defend freedom and they must fail. More freedom. Less government. #SoundGovernment
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@WallStreetSilv With Digital ID, CBDC, social credit score, and the Patriot Act. Just to keep us all safe, of course.... No thanks!
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Central Bank Digital Currencies should never be designed, developed, or established. It’s like building the Death Star and saying you won’t turn it on. Today I offered an amendment to stop the creation of #CBDCs. pic.twitter.com/cltTqMZdf0
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@profstonge Our only difference is whether they deluded themselves. They deluded many, but the central bankers know this has run its course - thus the surge in plunder. They have a solution in mind for the crash site they are accelerating towards: Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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@XrpCryptoEire I think you misunderstand why he is laughing. It’s not that I will do nothing, it’s that Congress cannot yet pass my bill and won’t defund him. If he reported to me, I would have long since fired him. Nevertheless, his failures keep helping me build support for the SEC… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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This.👇 With an empty promise not to turn it on, the Federal Reserve is building the financial equivalent of the Death Star. Since the Federal Reserve is not on appropriations, my proposal will criminalize designing, building, developing, or establishing a #CBDC. twitter.com/profstonge/sta…
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I asked if it was possible for CBDCs to be privacy protected and identify verified? Dr. Michel: “no, in my view it is not.” Professor Skinner: “my view is no, that’s not possible right now.” The experts admit that our privacy isn’t protected under the use of a CBDC. pic.twitter.com/5ajKYHrxCM
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One of the biggest threats to Western civilization is a wrongly structured system of money. CBDCs undermine permissionless peer to peer transactions. They can be used for coercion and control. #SoundMoney serves as store of value & efficient means of exchange. Watch ⬇️ https://t.co/HkeGz5w1Qn
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RT @JAN3com: "CBDC poses an existential threat to western civilization by corrupting money into a tool for coercion & control.” - @WarrenDa…
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RT @PatrickMcHenry: SEC Chair @GaryGensler's crusade against the digital asset ecosystem is falling apart under scrutiny from the courts.…
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@CampbellJAustin Valid concerns. The crypto ambush from Biden’s infrastructure bill is as bad as they could get away with at the time. There is bipartisan opposition to FinTech focused preservation of 3rd party doctrine intermediaries (companies regulated into being agents of the government to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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@Tickets_sold @CampbellJAustin Yes, it is discouraging at times, but we have made tremendous progress in the House. If you haven’t followed it, in July the Financial Services Committee passed a Digital Asset Market Structure bill, a Stablecoin bill, my Keep Your Coins Act, and more. Insanely slow and late, but… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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@BreakingDaLaw @capypig10 Although ETH and XRP have distinct protocols, they are simply tokens. Consensys and Ripple have similar roles for their respective communities. As legal entities staffed by humans, both have worked on the design and development of CBDCs - and others have too (someone else can… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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I'll admit surprise that some Twitter-active #XRP holders are so hyper-defensive of Ripple's work on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). I answered a question about the Torres decision by pointing out XRP was finally recognized as not a security, but that some of Ripple's… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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@capypig10 I couldn't possibly be more opposed to CBDC. I want to criminalize designing, building, developing, testing, or establishing CBDC. One ring to rule them all... Cast it into the fire.
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@BeefSuprem3XRP CBDC is evil - the financial equivalent of the Death Star. Don’t become an accomplice to anyone designing, building, testing, developing, or establishing CBDC.
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Don't hurt people. Don't take their stuff. To seamlessly violate these principles, Central Bank Digital Currency is being studied, developed, and implemented. CBDC is an evil tool that corrupts money into a tool for coercion & control. To make my opposition crystal clear, and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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To make the point crystal clear, I am working on legislation to criminalize designing, building, testing, developing, or establishing a Central Bank Digital Currency. CBDC poses an existential threat to western civilization by corrupting money into a tool for coercion &… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) poses a serious threat to all digital assets. As I said at Flyover FinTech, many people wrongly conflate even BTC with CBDC. At least most agree that CBDC is evil - the financial equivalent of the Death Star. Don’t become an accomplice to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Tokenized assets are not the problem. It’s the people. Entities (including the Federal Reserve, Ripple, Consensys) and influencers are actively working on CBDC projects.
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@KJ_241 Current CBDC versions are centrally managed, permissioned databases dependent on digital ID. This is opposite of defi where the entire computing architecture is designed to protect privacy and enable permissionless peer-to-peer transactions. +100 countries are studying,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is evil - the financial equivalent of the Death Star. Don’t become an accomplice to anyone designing, building, testing, developing, or establishing CBDC.
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@X__Anderson @digitalassetbuy @Ripple In every dystopian future, money is corrupted from a stable store of value and and efficient means of exchange into a tool for coercion and control. CBDC is a tool for tyrants, the epitome of a permissioned network, and opposite defi. China links CBDC with social credit.
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Who in the US Senate is working on legislation to keep up with China on this plan? “Gotta keep up with China” is one of the arguments made for Central Bank Digital Currency. #NoCBDC #NoDigitalID #NoRestrictAct #NoPoliceState twitter.com/WallStreetSilv…
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#NoCBDC Money should not be programmable by a central authority. Money should be a stable store of value and an efficient means of exchange, not a tool for surveillance, coercion, and control. Sound money facilitates permission-less, peer-to-peer transactions.
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The Federal Reserve is building the financial equivalent of the Death Star. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) corrupts money into a tool for coercion & control. Congress must swiftly ban then criminalize any effort to design, build, develop, test or establish a #CBDC. pic.twitter.com/9JWiyj5H2f
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Their own words: “You will engage directly with management, other developers on the team, development operations teams, and vendors to ensure the Federal Reserve is well-positioned to design, develop, and implement technology to support a CBDC as may be required by the Board of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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100% Powerful message from @USRepMikeFlood. #ICYMI Next week @FinancialCmte will markup a Digital Asset Market Structure bill and a Stablecoin bill. This long overdue legislation seeks to provide the legal clarity our markets have been missing. youtu.be/ffO66WboovE
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Same tactics in the UK… Cash treated as criminal because governments have difficulty spying on us. They too have people pushing #CBDC - the creepiest surveillance tool ever developed for coercion & control. #PaymentPrivacy is essential for defending freedom. twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/s…
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) corrupts money into tool for coercion & control. Thankfully, there is no legal way to implement CBDC in America w/o legislation. In addition, a bipartisan coalition in Congress is working to actively ban CBDC development or implementation. twitter.com/CatoInstitute/…
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@Crypto_DashODL @Hodl42 I have 1/435 of 1/3 of the power to spend - and generally vote NO. I definitely get your frustration, but you should understand there are at least dozens of others like me who actually want a smaller, more accountable government. Don’t bankrupt America!
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@Dennis_Porter_ Thank you. I hope all of my colleagues read one of the best books in recent memory: The Bitcoin Standard.
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I’ll be joining the #CryptoTownHall Twitter space at 10:30 AM to discuss my legislation to #FireGaryGensler. Make sure to tune in! #SECStabilizationAct @scottmelker @cryptomanran @MarioNawfal
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@ApexCryptoAlpha @HappyChichester Conservatives are working to extract neocons from the GOP. Neocons are now moving to their natural habitat with the DNC. These endless war people are bankrupting our country and undermining civil liberties (Patriot Act, RESTRICT Act, anti-crypto, etc).
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RT @CoinDesk: "We have over 50% of the world's invested capital in our capital markets. But when you look at crypto, 70 to 90% of the liqui…
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RT @CoinDesk: LIVE: $BTC slips ahead of the U.S. House debt ceiling vote, @WarrenDavidson discusses the future of U.S. crypto regulation an…
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America’s #FinTech future is threatened Gary Gensler’s wrecking ball. I’m glad consensus is building. Congress must take action to provide legal clarity for digital assets and substantive reform to the @SECGov that eliminates the chairmanship and empowers the commission. twitter.com/metalawman/sta…
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#SoundMoney is nonpartisan and essential to defending freedom. CBDC is a tool for coercion & control. Congress must take action to stop unelected bureaucrats from working to undermine principles that make America the land of opportunity. #DefendFreedom twitter.com/RobertKennedyJ…
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The Biden administration’s Council of Economic Advisors has flip-flopped on how they intend to handle digital assets. This week, @USRepMikeFlood and I sent a letter to the CEA addressing this issue. Read ⤵️ https://t.co/2wBuWtn6KV
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Beware of any protocol working with central banks in an attempt to become embedded as architecture for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). CBDC is the antithesis of #SoundMoney. It is specifically designed as a tool for coercion & control.
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RT @scottmelker: “You have essentially a Hotel California rule for crypto, where you can check in anytime you like but you can never leave.…
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It doesn’t have to stay that way. My #TokenTaxonomyAct is and has always been 100% bipartisan. The issue is not partisan, but generally libertarian vs authoritarian. Love the Patriot Act? Likely anti-crypto. Hate the Patriot Act? Likely pro-crypto. twitter.com/dennis_porter_…
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🤔 Barney Frank was right. Elizabeth Warren is wrong. Now let’s work together to fix this problem by providing legal clarity for digital assets, ending TBTF, and reining in the non-market fiscal and monetary interventions fueling inflation and risk. wsj.com/articles/signa…
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@3DNuts @BitcoinPierre Did that for bit when it first hit… Maybe again on a personal page at some point.
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@BitcoinPierre It’s essentially a subsidized trust company, not a bank. Socialized risk to enable privatized profits.
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Barney Frank: “I wonder, are we the first bank to be closed, totally, without being insolvent? …I think the [New York DFS] should have to answer that. That’s why I speculate that using us as a poster child to say “stay away from crypto” was the reason. nymag.com/intelligencer/…
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The left will use this crisis to: consolidate everyone into bigger banks, reverse S2155 (tailored regulatory approach) which is not a factor in the failures, and attack crypto (also false).
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We need to use this crisis to address systemic risk: reduce deficits, stop the Fed’s market distortion (growing its balance sheet, enabling bigger deficits), stop the Fed from manipulating interest rates so the market sets the rates, pass legal clarity for crypto, focus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Industry experts told the Financial Services Digital Assets Subcommittee what many of us already know - self custody protects against fraud. Pass my Keep Your Coins( KYC) Act to protect self-custody, reduce the impact fraud, and increase personal freedom. pic.twitter.com/A03wtD2Irl
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Yesterday the Digital Assets Subcommittee met for the first time. This subcommittee's establishment will play an important role in providing regulatory clarity and ending the Biden Administration's attack on the industry. We have a lot of work to do. pic.twitter.com/cXiHPqEK0V
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RT @FinancialCmte: #WATCH: Digital Assets Subcommittee Vice Chairman @WarrenDavidson makes the case for self custody of digital assets as a…
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As banks continue to de-bank customers over non-risk based factors (another Operation Chokepoint), I am reminded of Satoshi Nakamoto's vision: "What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Agustin Carstens is an unlikely Bond villain, but his diabolical plans for the future of money pose a systemic risk to western civilization. His vision for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is dystopian. This week I cosponsored the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. pic.twitter.com/PVyMODWToe
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RT @HesterPeirce: Getting lots of questions re stablecoins & SEC: Facts & circumstances of course, but SEC should defer to Congress, which…
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I'm proud to support the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. The Fed must focus on its dual mandate rather than eradicating financial autonomy. A retail CBDC would essentially allow the government to mediate all transactions, which would mirror what we see in China. twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhi…
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Pretty solid summary of the present situation. Congress finally has a subcommittee on digital assets so Gensler is scrambling. Congress must move forward to enable a strong market for retail investors and solve problems, including the Gensler problem. twitter.com/g_co/status/16…
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@altcoinyolo @WallStreetSilv 1/435. Thankfully we are building momentum in @FinancialCmte . It’s a huge deal that @PatrickMcHenry created a Digital Assets Subcommittee, led by @RepFrenchHill. Lots of strong members across the political spectrum finally agree with the need for legal clarity and change… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Proof-of-Work > Proof-of-Stake is an understatement. Nevertheless, @SECGov once again chose selective enforcement rather than regulatory action. @FinancialCmte is now organized with a new Digital Assets Subcommittee. Congress moves way too slowly but change is coming soon.
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The future of money is one of the most important public policy debates underway. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) poses an existential threat to western civilization. #SoundMoney is essential to defending freedom. twitter.com/jamesmelville/…
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@JKcryptobaron @CryptoLawUS @Gemini @GaryGensler Been working on that since 2018… Congress needs action, and thankfully @PatrickMcHenry has created the first subcommittee on digital assets. In the meantime, we still have Gary’s failed approach. Change must come!
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@JKcryptobaron @CryptoLawUS @Gemini @GaryGensler @PatrickMcHenry Multiple bills that are very bipartisan (really nonpartisan), but the committee process is essential to how bills become law. I’m very hopeful this Congress…
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@snub_fighter My Keep Your Coins Act protects self-custody so that no regulator can deny, limit, or make conditional your ownership and control over your own digital assets. Multiple efforts have already been initiated to block or permission self-custody. My bill stops them.
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Congress urgently needs to pass legislation establishing a brightline test for digital assets making clear what is a security and what is not a security. Then it will be clear what can freely trade on exchanges. Next, clear custody rules (incl self) & certainty for stablecoins. twitter.com/cgasparino/sta…
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SBF should not have been released on bond, given the severity of his crimes. For context, Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in jail for similar crimes. I joined Mornings with Maria to discuss SBF's release and the ramification of FTX's collapse on the crypto industry. pic.twitter.com/EalBBBJvpF
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@GaryGensler had an agenda from day one. He did not listen to Congress when we called out his haphazard approach to digital assets. Instead, he unilaterally went full steam ahead with enforcement actions. Yet he still managed to whiff on FTX. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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🤔 So in the same week he questions whether ETH is actually a security, leaving #BTC as the only uniformly recognized commodity, he wants the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to oversee what is effectively a securities exchange? Make it make sense. wsj.com/articles/ftx-c…
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#SoundMoney is a stable store of value, an efficient means of exchange, and always preserves permission-less peer-to-peer transactions. A centrally controlled #CBDC corrupts money into a tool for coercion and control - the creepiest surveillance system ever developed. #dystopia
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#SoundMoney is essential to defending freedom. ⁦@EconWithNick⁩ explains: “#CBDC would most likely be the single largest assault on financial privacy since the creation of the Bank Secrecy Act and the establishment of the third-party doctrine.” cato.org/working-paper/…
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As we continue uncovering the facts surrounding FTX, one thing is certain: Any future policy that doesn’t protect self-custody of digital assets will leave consumers vulnerable to third-party failures. My Keep Your Coins Act protects this right. wsj.com/articles/ftx-c…
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@Kevin_C_ONeil @DibbSpot You should read the bill. It establishes a brightline test to make clear what is and what is not a security. Some are clearly just securities - controlled by a central authority. Some have been literal pump and dump scams with no action taken by the SEC. Bitcoin is a commodity.
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#SoundMoney is essential to defending freedom. Sound money serves as a stable store of value and an efficient means of exchange. Permissionless, peer-to-peer transactions are non-negotiable features of #SoundMoney. #CBDC corrupts money, making it a tool for coercion & control. twitter.com/disclosetv/sta…
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🤔 Would Russell Brand be a better PM? The future of money is one of the most essential battles for defending freedom. If the globalists succeed with their dystopian perversion of money #CBDC, western civilization is in peril. twitter.com/jamesmelville/…
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@highlifehodler Their version of CBDC will eventually make all other forms of payment illicit finance. No thanks.
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#SoundMoney is essential to defending freedom. As described here, by the UK’s likely Prime Minister, CBDC is a corruption of money. A centrally managed, centrally controlled, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a tool for coercion and control. twitter.com/jackposobiec/s…
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Why do they want CBDC? Every dystopian future depicts the corruption of money into a tool of coercion & control as evil. The future of money is the a most essential public policy debate, and far too few people are taking this existential threat to western civilization seriously. twitter.com/JamesMelville/…
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The Token Taxonomy Act sets a brightline test to define when a digital asset is or is not a security, addresses custody (not your keys not your coins), and tax treatment. Additionally, my Keep Your Coins Act protects self-custody, which has been scrutinized by both parties.
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Thank you @crypto_council for honoring me with the Digital Future Award this week. I will continue to advocate for regulation clarity and data privacy so this rapidly expanding market is a safe means of exchange for all Americans. pic.twitter.com/3ynLsdSXyP
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The @FinancialCmte needs legal clarity for stablecoins. The architecture of our FinTech infrastructure is becoming untethered because of inaction by Congress and selective regulation by enforcement from the SEC and others. wsj.com/articles/tethe… via @WSJ
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#SoundMoney is neutral: a stable store of value and an efficient means of exchange. Not a coercive tool to exert control over the population. #BewareCBDC
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You know, it's certainly possible that the stalling tactics to prevent regulatory clarity for digital assets in America are related to the Fed's CBDC project... If there really are people engineering a reset of the monetary system, off-ramps with self-custody are problematic.
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Crypto is no longer new. @SECGov and @CFTC have not worked with Congress to provide regulatory clarity. Instead, @SECGov has selectively enforced opaque regulations, issued fake guidance, and tied legit companies up with endless paperwork drills - driving Americans offshore. Sad. twitter.com/garygensler/st…
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@Melt_Dem @PeterMcCormack @SolGh0st @CryptoEthan Y’all are too kind. That was definitely one of my favorite hearings. It’s truly a shame so little good has been done by Congress on such an important issue. Thankfully, the market isn’t waiting on Congress, but momentum there is finally building… 🤞
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New regulatory clarity for stablecoins should recognize the important and substantial distinctions between algorithmic stablecoins (UST), unregulated money market style stablecoins (USDT), and regulated 1:1 fiat & commodity backed stablecoins (eg existing state-based regulation). twitter.com/prestonjbyrne/…
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@CRYPTOisOURS @RepTomEmmer Psst. In Congress, the majority party chairs every committee, selects the topics for every hearing, schedules every hearing, and schedules every vote on the bills of their choice. And, only the majority party has subpoena authority. Pass it on.
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#Fact 👇 Thankfully as @TulsiGabbard highlights not all Democrats, and not all Republicans. Often these issues resemble support or opposition to the Patriot Act. Similar split on crypto. Authoritarian v libertarian rather than left v right. All need resolved to #DefendFreedom. twitter.com/tulsigabbard/s…
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@cryptoCPA6 @SECGov There are multiple bills ending or reforming the accredited investor rule. On passed the House in 2018, but never had got a vote in the Senate. As for Oversight, I’m confident things will change with an @GOP majority overseeing the Biden Administration.
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@TAIGxrp They used USD. Sold energy in USD. Bought gold. Maybe ETH too, but not at this scale. Separately, thanks for the stream of info. Note that @RepAlGreen is Chairman of Oversight; @RepMaxineWaters is Chairwoman of House Financial Services. Democrats control the agenda - for now. pic.twitter.com/RZM2k8xItT
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People should know that there are competing digital technologies vying for the future of money. Programmable money, especially as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), poses a threat to freedom by serving as a tool for coercion and control - blurring the…
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@TAIGxrp @RepDarrenSoto Anonymous Person: Why do you pretend that ETH had special access? Everyone, including Ripple / XRP, participated. The bill was public 12/2018 for public comment. Lots came in. 4/2019 it was reintroduced. What in the text do you find objectionable?
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Interesting. “Now the most valuable form of money in Ukraine is crypto. Everyone wants crypto because this is the fastest, the most flexible, easiest, and least bureaucratic way to store and spend your money. Crypto is the new king of money in Ukraine.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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@Slim88684097 Correct. We drafted legislation, but even in the midst of the ICO boom - mixed with great projects and outright scams- nothing major passed. Frankly, the only major crypto legislation so far is the crap tax / reporting language in the “infrastructure” bill last summer.
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@TimWhit69592346 @digitalassetbuy When their party controls the White House, both parties tend to do little in Congress that would conflict with executive branch - thus SEC likely unchecked. Mnuchin was great on many things IMO, but horrible on crypto. He backed Clayton who was horrible on crypto. Similar now…
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Good Financial Services hearing topics: - What makes a digital token a security? - Can any entity raise capital to build a tradeable digital asset outside of US securities law? - Jointly: Ether, XRP, Solana, and @SECgov regulatory tactics - Security, Investor Protection & FinTech
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@X__Anderson Shares of Microstrategy qualify as a security. They represent a financial interest in Microstrategy. The shares entitle the owner to voting rights and a share of the profits. Tokens they own, not the company, are the digital assets in question.
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I’ve been working for years to provide legal clarity (including to @SECGov) for all digital assets, and will continue working. In Congress, the majority party sets the agenda for every hearing and chooses 100% of the bills for votes. Vigorous oversight coming soon…
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@chrislarsensf Thanks. The market clearly gives #BTC a premium valuation. Why does your 12/9/21 proposal seek to effectively buy +51% of the existing hashrate by collectively bribing current miners? What’s wrong with simply competing via #XRP or a new fork / altcoin? medium.com/@chrislarsensf…
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@APompliano @chrislarsensf The market clearly gives #BTC a premium valuation. Why does his 12/9/21 proposal seek to effectively buy +51% of the existing hashrate by collectively bribing the miners? What’s wrong with simply competing via #XRP or a new fork / altcoin? medium.com/@chrislarsensf…
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RT @BitcoinMagazine: "If you don’t see an attack on Proof-of-Work as an attack on #BTC, you understand neither." - U.S. Congressman https:/…
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If you don’t see an attack on Proof-of-Work as an attack on #BTC, you understand neither. It’s an attack on the fundamental architecture. Solana offers Proof-of-History as a distinctive alternative. Numerous others offer Proof-of-Stake.
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No nation should permit these fools to establish or set standards for CBDC. Cash and permissionless, self-custody must be preserved or freedom will be extinguished by authoritarian regimes. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. #DefendFreedom #SoundMoney youtu.be/wi2dbHC6vd4
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@digitalassetbuy @coinbase I also cannot explain why Congress has failed to even hold a hearing on my bipartisan Token Taxonomy Act - first introduced in 2018. Not even a hearing on the specific topic - a brightline test to determine when is a digital asset a security.
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I joined @RepTomEmmer and colleagues sending a letter to SEC Chair @GaryGensler regarding the SEC crippling crypto in America. We must promote American innovation rather than stifle it with an incoherent mix of bad regulation, selective enforcement, and ongoing inaction. twitter.com/RepTomEmmer/st…
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#ICYMI “The Keep Your Coins Act limits the government’s ability to infringe an individual’s property rights and privacy.” “Davidson’s bill protects the right to self-store digital assets and blocks any law or regulation that mandates third-party custody. nationalreview.com/2022/03/the-ap…
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I didn’t realize @TheEconomist was about to publish its own manifesto. Ilk referring to Bitcoin? Really? Such contempt for #FreedomMoney reveals either a shocking level of ignorance (improbable) or a highly biased agenda (almost certain). twitter.com/TheEconomist/s…
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Does @SenWarren understand that illicit activity accounts for around 1/1024th of total crypto transactions? Or that the giant sanctions loophole for Russian energy is Russia's biggest funding source? Apparently not. twitter.com/NBCNews/status…
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Interesting take, and definitely a substantial factor. I would add that members' views on the Patriot Act tend to align with their views (if formed) on crypto. Pro-spying on citizens is often anti-crypto. Pro-crypto is anti-spying on citizens. It doesn't break on party lines... twitter.com/jerrybrito/sta…
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RT @Dennis_Porter_: Running a spaces to help connect policy makers and #Bitcoin industry leaders February 24th at 5pm PDT. Special guest:…
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A number of people will undoubtedly recognize that, “Bitcoin fixes this.” That’s only true with self-custody. Account-based crypto has similar vulnerabilities. We also have a bill protecting self-custody: the Keep Your Coins Act.
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RT @BitcoinMagazine: 💥 BREAKING: U.S. Congressman introduces bill to protect #bitcoin self-custody and conducting peer-to-peer transactions…
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Stablecoins should not be FDIC-insured and issuers should not be limited to federal depository institutions. This bad idea would harm existing consumers, investors, and state-regulated entities. The PWG approach would cause harm while essentially giving the market to big banks. pic.twitter.com/cuPi6ZxAuC
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I'm still processing the Boston Fed/MIT whitepaper on CBDC. While I have concerns about the idea and approach, I'm encouraged that the summary says, "Similarly, our goals of supporting self-custody..." Should say, mandate for self-custody, but... bostonfed.org/publications/o…
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RT @CryptoLawUS: “We cannot risk another surprise proposal hidden away in a large piece of legislation that would further broaden the surve…
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RT @BitcoinMagazine: "It is imperative to protect the attributes of cash transactions" that #bitcoin offers. - Congressman Warren Davidson…
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Freedom & free markets are grappling for more than a voice in a GOP controlled by big government status quo Republicans. Vaccine mandates + passports, women’s sports, healthcare, immigration, privacy, big tech, crypto, etc reveal divisions that need resolved in 2022.
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Brought to you by the same people who led the effort to confirm Saule Omarova to OCC so she could create a CBDC, spy on your bank account, and filter your transactions. Hopefully the members of the committee are better than its current leadership. twitter.com/senatebanking/…
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RT @TaylorPopielarz: I covered a big #cryptocurrency hearing that took place last week and spoke with Ohio's @WarrenDavidson (R) and @RepTi…
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📺 I’ll be joining @cvpayne in a few to talk about yesterday’s #crypto hearing and US trade policy with China. Hope you’ll tune in!
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Lots of reasons to be optimistic about #crypto after yesterday's hearing, but It’s vital that we protect the ability to self-custody our digital assets if we want to achieve a truly trustless, peer-to-peer network. pic.twitter.com/coXwQSBBmS
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RT @CryptoBitLaw: @WarrenDavidson Addresses the issue of leverage trading in #cryptotrading during the #crypto #congress hearing and touch…
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📺 Giving my #QuickTake on today’s Financial Services hearing on #crypto with @BloombergTV this morning. Hope you can tune in for all things #blockchain & the urgency of my #TokenTaxonomyAct.
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RT @CryptoLawUS: .@WarrenDavidson says it's unfair that regulators are attacking good-faith players who are working hard to do right.
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RT @RonwHammond: Fun fact: Wednesday’s hearing with the crypto CEOs has been in the works for years. 3 years ago @WarrenDavidson and I met…
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The Token Taxonomy Act has been begging for a hearing since 2018. Ask that @RepMaxineWaters and @PatrickMcHenry notice it for the 12/8/21 House Financial Services Commitment hearing on “Digital Assets and the Future of Finance”. #PassTTA
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Who indeed! “It’s Congress job, not Gensler’s, to make crypto law. Everyone who cares about the future of crypto should demand legislation which makes the rules clear—for the people and the SEC.” ⁦@RepDarrenSoto⁩ and I have the bipartisan solution. forbes.com/sites/roslynla…
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@cryptolvl9000 Well, Crypto Hermit, that's not how Congress works. The committee Chair (Maxine Waters currently) has to notice the bill for a hearing. Then, have a mark-up where other members of the cmte can offer amendments. If it passes in cmte, the Speaker MAY schedule it for the floor vote.
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@RealCarlAllen I’m 100% opposed to the creepy surveillance state version she and the Chinese Communist Party support. True distributed ledger is not controlled by a central authority, is immutable, secure, private, etc. There is a reason people say: Bitcoin versus Sh!tc@in.
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Here’s a guy who either does not understand Bitcoin, the US monetary system, or January 6th, OR he is willfully misrepresenting them all to deceive others. Sadly, he represents either views held or tactics practiced by a substantial number of my House colleagues. twitter.com/davetroy/statu…
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Thankfully the working group recognized #stablecoins are intended to function as cash. Depository institutions need not be banks, however, banks are certainly depository institutions. Congress needs to define this framework and protect self-custody. home.treasury.gov/system/files/1…
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RT @CoinDesk: Coming up on "First Mover": • @JodieGunzberg on what's driving the #ETH rally • Congressman @WarrenDavidson on the Biden adm…
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#Stablecoins are intended to be cash equivalents. Congress needs to provide regulatory clarity to ensure consumers are protected by disclosures while preserving access and liquidity for all, including via self-custody - like cash. twitter.com/CoinDesk/statu…
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The #crypto industry deserves regulatory clarity when it comes to yield products and #stablecoins. I’m glad to be joined by @RepTomEmmer, @RepTedBudd, @RepAGonzalez & @RepTrey in requesting this clarity from SEC so that innovation can thrive in the USA. pic.twitter.com/8uRR4CnDYC
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RT @FinancialCmte: Republican Leaders @PatrickMcHenry, @RepTomEmmer, and @WarrenDavidson request the U.S. Treasury clarify how stablecoins…
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RT @gladstein: Looking forward to discussing “Geopolitics of Bitcoin: Implications for US Sovereignty & National Security” with Congressman…
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@joeyjojoagren @CryptoLawUS @HesterPeirce @RepDarrenSoto Great question for the Chairwoman of the Financial Services Committee: @RepMaxineWaters. We should have a hearing on the bill, move to markup where others could offer amendments, and then vote. Unfortunately, as the world has noticed, the legislature is a bit disfunctional.
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@CryptoCriminal5 @digitalassetbuy @HesterPeirce @RepDarrenSoto Great question for the Chairwoman of the Financial Services Committee: @RepMaxineWaters. We should have a hearing on the bill, move to markup where others could offer amendments, and then vote. Unfortunately, as the world has noticed, the legislature is a bit disfunctional.
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RT @CryptoLawUS: JUST ADDED to #CryptoLawTV: ✅The full clip of @WarrenDavidson's questions to @GaryGensler, who refused to comment on what…
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🤔 Out of all possible alternatives, why do you suppose Joe Biden nominated someone to regulate banks who: 1. Advocated ending banking as we know it 2. Proposed transfer of bank accounts directly to the Federal Reserve 3. Is hostile to crypto & #Fintech? wsj.com/articles/compt…
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RT @twobitidiot: Smart crypto regulation would lead to 10x in tax receipts vs the $28 billion cited by CBO. Door #1: foster the Financial…
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RT @SakshamSolank19: Things that China has banned: Google in 2010 YouTube in 2009 Facebook in 2009 #Bitcoin in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 20…
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RT @SenToomey: China’s authoritarian crackdown on crypto, including #Bitcoin, is a big opportunity for the U.S. It’s also a reminder of our…
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Stablecoins are not securities. Some may be, but treating them all the same would be foolish and dishonest. The Token Taxonomy Act would provide necessary legal clarity. Congress must take action to allow #FinTech to flourish in America.
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Enjoyed an evening at @miamiuniversity with the @mubcblockchain. Thanks so much to Farmer School of Business Dean Jenny Darroch and the over 100 students who came out to talk about emerging trends in #blockchain and #cryptocurrency. pic.twitter.com/2XZyBK6NwG
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Regulatory clarity is desperately needed for #cryptocurrencies to flourish in America. But regulators should be clear that #Tether is a security not because it is a #stablecoin, but only because it is backed by actively managed securities. bit.ly/2VyDi8P
Neutral on crypto
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#GoodNews Thank you @RonWyden! Thankfully crypto isn’t partisan. It was inserted by a Republican - not by Republicans. Similarly, we can be thankful that Senator Elizabeth Warren & Congressman Brad Sherman don’t represent a Democratic Party view on crypto or #FinTech. twitter.com/RonWyden/statu…
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RT @SeanMoran3: 🚨BREAKING: Exclusive – Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill’s $btc Cryptocurrency Tax Could Kill American Jobs, Threaten Libertie…
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📺 I’ll be joining @MariaBartiromo this morning to talk about my bill to ban #vaccinepassports and the need for regulatory clarity in #cryptocurrency this morning. Hope you can tune in!
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"I think U.S. policymakers and lawmakers are starting to realize that China and other countries are moving forward, recognizing that crypto and blockchain is a real priority, and that we are behind, unlike in the internet..." @FSCDems @FinancialCmte nytimes.com/2021/06/26/bus…
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RT @BitcoinMagazine: U.S House of Representatives Hybrid Hearing "China is building the creepiest surveillance tool in history. We should…
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RT @CynthiaMLummis: This is why people in government need to understand digital assets. ⤵️ The USA can be the beneficiaries of the CCP’s mi…
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RT @BitcoinMagazine: "Sound money is a stable store of value and an efficient means of exchange. To defend freedom, America must return to…
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Of course they prefer to keep as much of the status quo as possible... No CBDC should become ubiquitous unless it is permission-less. This is inherently more secure, would restore some level of privacy, and modestly increase the prospects for #SoundMoney. reuters.com/business/centr…
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RT @RepDarrenSoto: Our #blockchain & #cryptocurrency bills with @RepGuthrie & @WarrenDavidson just passed the House as part of @RepMcNerney
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I applaud Chairwoman Waters' decision to elevate the attention given to Digital Assets by forming this working group. I look forward to working with colleagues to provide the regulatory clarity America needs to see this aspect of FinTech flourish. twitter.com/FSCDems/status…
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When we talk about central bank digital currencies, we need to make sure that we are preserving the private and permission-less nature of Americans' financial transactions. #DigitalDollar #CBDC #FinTech bit.ly/2S6rut2
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Authoritarians want to use the financial system as a means of control rather than means of exchange and store of value. To #DefendFreedom we must defend #SoundMoney. And don’t buy this dishonest BS on energy; #bitcoin is actually growing investment in renewable energy globally. twitter.com/SenWarren/stat…
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RT @FinancialCaucus: .@SenLummis and @WarrenDavidson spoke at last week’s Bitcoin 2021 conference. #Bitcoin is about ensuring sound money,…
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#BitcoinMiami2021 was a tremendous success. If you have an opportunity, please reply with your favorite ways to educate Congress on what needs done, or what needs understood to keep financial innovation flourishing in America. #FinTechTF twitter.com/BitcoinMagazin…
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RT @TheBitcoinConf: The Elusive Bitcoin ETF with Annemarie Tierney, Ryan Louvar, Matt Hougan, Steve McClurg and Representative Warren David…
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