Julie Stitzel (@julie_stitzel) on X (original) (raw)

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  1.4 billion people use WeChatPay or Alipay for mobile payments. If you are a policymaker concerned about the geopolitical implications of mass adoption of the digital yuan, it is time to shift support of #Bitcoin and stablecoins into high gear.
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  Great letter by
  @SenToomey
  . "Had the SEC responded to calls for clarity on how it would apply existing securities laws to novel digital assets and services, things could have been different.”
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  “... radically decentralizing the internet and finance strikes me as a profoundly progressive cause...There's more to crypto than ransomware, just like there's more to money than money laundering.” -
  @RitchieTorres
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  NY was a leader in crypto hires last year. This morning, they passed a bill banning proof of work operations, aligning themselves with China, and sending a negative signal to companies (not just crypto) who are hiring and growing in this emerging industry. Not a good look.
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  "No serious person would ever propose eradicating money in order to eradicate money laundering. Every technology is open to abuse, and no technology should be defined solely by the criminals who abuse it." --
  @RitchieTorres
  🔥bit.ly/3N0svtY
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  Checking out
  @FoundryServices
  ’ set up at @consensus2022. Did you know that roughly 65% of hashrate pointed to the Foundry USA pool comes from non-fossil fuel sources?
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  If you live in NY and care about #bitcoin, please reach out to your Senator immediately. Tomorrow will be too late.
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  Watch
  @NeerajKA
  masterfully make a complex issue relatable and accessible. Pure talent.
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  Today was a first for me, and a moment I’ll never forget. On behalf of
  @DCGco
  , I attended the stablecoin bill signing ceremony, legislation 4+ years in the making. To the innovators who created a technology that reimagines how we use money. To the policymakers and staff who
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  "His aggressive agenda seems to have more to do with the need to appeal to progressive activists, perhaps in hope of attaining higher executive office." Gary Gensler’s Assault on U.S. Capital Markets by
  @HalScott_HLS
  and John Gulliver wsj.com/articles/gary-… via
  @WSJOpinion