Faryar Shirzad 🛡️ (@faryarshirzad) on X (original) (raw)

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  Congratulations to
  @bgarlinghouse
  ,
  @s_alderoty
  and the entire
  @Ripple
  team. This is another big step in ending the war in crypto and a testament to Ripple’s principled and tenacious approach to defending themselves in court. The SEC’s correct decision to drop the appeal also
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  The EU Parliament votes on Thursday, March 31 on modifying the Transfer of Funds Regulation. Their latest draft could significantly violate individual financial freedom, irreparably harm the cryptoeconomy, & stifle the future of innovation across the EU.
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  The President was not served well by his team. He is using his extraordinary veto power to protect a sneaky bureaucratic move by the
  @SECGov
  Chair to hide behind his staff to destabilize an entire industry. If SAB121 were a formally ratified agency rule, it would be one thing.
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  The GENIUS Act has passed its first big procedural hurdle, with 16 Democrats joining Republicans on the vote. Many steps to go, but a historic early win on the road to getting a stablecoin bill enacted into law. Crypto is again showing that it’s the biggest bipartisan issue in
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  Fact 1: Crypto exchanges like
  @coinbase
  have to register with
  @USTreasury
  under the Bank Secrecy Act and follow the same standards as banks. To say otherwise is just not true. Fact 2:
  @ewarren
  is proposing that crypto protocols (software and code) be treated like crypto
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  We responded to Senator Warren's letter accusing
  @coinbase
  of hiring national security veterans as a way to fight bipartisan legislation. In our response, we said that: - We are very proud of our record of rooting out illicit activity on our platform, and of our deep partnership
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  Make no mistake: This is an inflection point for America. We’re grateful to
  @POTUS
  for meeting this moment and to his Administration for immediately getting to work on building the future of the financial system. Honored to be with
  @brian_armstrong
  as we enter the first ever
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  Today is my first day at Coinbase as Chief Policy Officer
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  Great few days in London with
  @brian_armstrong
  and other
  @coinbase
  colleagues meeting government leaders and regulators on the important steps they have taken to advance their goal of making the UK the world’s leading crypto hub.
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  1/ Today, we launched
  @coinbase
  ’s Digital Asset Policy Proposal: Safeguarding America’s Financial Leadership (dApp). We’ve consulted with U.S. policymakers, crypto experts, and academics from across the country. You can find the most important points here blog.coinbase.com/digital-asset-…
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  Passing stablecoin legislation is an urgent national priority. The future of finance will be built on blockchain infrastructure - and the US needs a trusted, digitally native US dollar to compete in an increasingly onchain global economy. The GENIUS Act isn’t perfect but it goes