Candidate for the 2nd District of Nevada running as an Independent. Co-Founder Hard Yaka Ventures. Proponent of Fair Access for all persons and activities
I've been receiving a lot of inquiries about
#XRP
#Ripple
. At this time, Twitter is limited to express all what I want to say so my team is preparing for some recordings in a few days. Stay tuned 😃
#XRPCommunity
#XRPtheSecurity
#sec
Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks lays out the best advice for regulation of crypto assets in 90 seconds.
Are the legislators listening?
We're thrilled to share the (impromptu) premier episode of The GlobaliD Podcast with
@gregkidd
. Today's topic: The SEC v. Ripple. What were the agency’s intentions? Is XRP a security? And what does this mean for the industry at large?
Without the ethical practice of fair notice, the Howey Test is displaced by the Tony Soprano test: Jay Clayton’s infamous statement of saying, “if it’s a security then we’ll regulate it”—and then not doing so or giving fair notice for 7 years. (1/2)
It was pleasure meeting you, Tony 😊 Thank you for having me! We look forward to seeing the final video on Tuesday! Meantime, please check out our recording which we will share it here tomorrow!
#ripple
#crypto
#sec
#xrp
Hey All, just wrapped up my interview
@gregkidd
, we of course discussed the
#Ripple
SEC lawsuit over
#XRP
. You don't want to miss the interview, it will be live on Tuesday morning.
(3/4)Nor is XRP an investment contract with Ripple. The SEC's pretense that they are protecting investors or fostering capital formation by destroying the very things that ...(continue..)
#ripple
#xrp
#xrpcommunity
#cryptocurrencies
#crypto
Did the SEC fail in its mission "to protect investors, to maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets, and to facilitate capital formation"? In today's GID Report, everything you need to know about the SEC v. Ripple:
Hopefully this will stop SEC racketeering and will motivate them to provide clear rules-based regulation rather than operating via shakedown enforcement actions. (2/2)
1/3-Square's words: "Cryptocurrency has the ability to transcend the limitations of traditional financial systems and provide benefits to individuals and businesses that are currently underserved. This type of innovation should be encouraged — and encouraged within U.S. borders.
Congrats to
@Ledger
on its raise—where we are in both as Hard Yaka and through our stake with
@UpholdInc
Ventures. We look forward to doing more in the non-custodial space with both soft and hard
#wallets
I had to try this myself.
Paying for a cappuccino from
@BlissCoffeeCafe
with
@solana
SPL USDC - straight from my
@phantom
wallet.
Feels like the future 🚀
Identity is not just for people—but for every supply chain to track the origin and provenance of our food, drinks, and vaccines. TY
@origin_trail
for making this blockchain secure and transparent
2/3 - While it is important to identify and mitigate associated risks, regulation must be tailored to address issues that pose actual harm, and take into account the practical implications and consequences associated with implementation."
READ THIS: Will crypto eventually replace big banks as powerbrokers in DC? If that happens, this is the moment that shift was born. As cryptocurrency industry is now burning big cash in DC to make sure it influences any new crypto regulations.
The SEC filed a lawsuit in 2020 against digital currency creator Ripple Labs claiming its XRP tokens were unregistered securities.
@CecereCarl
contends the enforcement action could stymie the development of cryptocurrencies in the U.S.
The U.S. regulatory approach in a nutshell, courtesy of
@matt_levine
:
(1/4) "Facebook Inc. (now Meta Platforms Inc.) announced in 2019 with enormous fanfare that it was going to launch a stablecoin and work closely with all of the relevant regulators blah blah blah,”
Brian Armstrong, co-founder and chief executive at Coinbase, a U.S. platform for buying and selling bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, wrote on Twitter. “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. We just made it to step 3 y’all.”
We have a special guest for EPISODE 02 of the podcast—
@UpholdInc
CEO
@JpThieriot
, covering a wide range of topics including Uphold’s next chapter, feeding on bank whale carcasses, and how the world is turning Argentine. Check it out:
3/3 - Square calls out hasty FINCEN regs on
#crypto
that undermine rather than strengthen US leadership &
#innovation
. Another example of hasty "over the wall" regulatory action in the last gasp days of a departing administration that eschews public review or commentary.
Speaking on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” Wednesday, Ripple CTO David Schwartz (
@JoelKatz
) said of
#bitcoin
and
#xrp
: “The market considers them similar; we consider them similar.”
@jamiecrawleycd
reports:
Avalache and bear while riding Transfăgărășan in Romania en route to my visit of
@ElrondNetwork
:
PS. Those bears are really fast. Cost me all my fruit!
(2/2) I know the team there is working hard to ramp up to support all the new business coming through the door. Thank you
@JpThieriot
and the Braga Portugal team for pulling an all nighter to minimize the outage as best you could.
#crypto
#cryptocurrency
#xrpcommunity
#xrp
Good
#Defi
primer. I've drunk the Kool-Aid. Every identity should have a DeFi wallet by default (rather than by permission). Banks and custodial wallets will be forced to move over and make room.
This is an excellent assessment on the SEC/regulatory situation in the US as it relates to Ripple/Cryptocurrency. I think
@gregkidd
gives a fair and objective perspective drawing on his experience from the private and public side of his past. Great watch:
(4/4) “Tether did it! Tether has a hugely successful stablecoin! Tether does not care at all about working closely with all of the relevant regulators! That's why!”
Stefan Thomas has two guesses left to figure out a password that is worth about $220 million. He is one of the many people who are locked out of their Bitcoin fortunes, with an estimated $140 billion in lost or otherwise stranded digital wallets.
[SPECIAL EVENT] Obey Metcalfe’s Law & come meet
@origin_trail
team in person in
#NYC
🗽. Besides meeting one of the pioneers of the
#Internet
, Dr Bob Metcalfe, you’ll be in for a gift.
Register now to get the invite as there are limited spots available👇
Mexico-based Bitso raised $250 million in its Series C at a $2.2 billion valuation, becoming the first crypto unicorn in Latin America.
@iamsandali
reports
(2/2) I was heartened when Anatoly(
@aeyakovenko
) said he was willing to "boil the ocean, and eat ground glass" to make it the best platform (fastest and cheapest) to support
#NFTs
... including bridges to existing (slower and more expensive) chains. I'm impressed and heartened.