It’s me! https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/meet-the-fellows-yael-ossowski

Thanks to the support of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, I’ve put together the “Congressional Guide to Bitcoin,” outlining areas of federal law and regulation affecting Bitcoin. It also highlights reforms to guarantee Americans can benefit from the ultimate separation of money and state. The purpose of the guide is to inform legislative reforms aimed at reducing barriers to adoption, streamlining taxation, and minimizing regulatory complexity so that ordinary Americans can enjoy the fruits of innovation and hard money that Bitcoin provides. read more here:

The Congressional Guide to Bitcoin | Bitcoin Policy Institute

OK which one of u psychopaths signed up my burner number to Adam Schiff’s text updates

Anyone familiar with crypto/tech policy in DC knows XRP/Ripple flood the town with lobbying money. They flood social media with ad money. Many of the big MAGA influencers have done laughable podcast segments or video clips promoting XRP Even Trump got hookwinked

Glad to see we're both mentioned after I mentioned your place, @Das Delicious. Bitcoin-Restaurant :)

Medill Reports Chicago

Inside Vienna’s small, persistent crypto community - Medill Reports Chicago

Crypto has captured the interest of a select few in Vienna. Now new European regulation has entered the chat.

Good day all, another great day to repeal the Bank Secrecy Act

Downgrading the Bank Secrecy Act is a Powerful Reform for Bitcoin | Bitcoin Policy Institute

Encryption is the ultimate firewall. It’s no wonder so many governments are trying to force their way in. They’ll be opposed at all costs. Part of my collab with Brussels Signal on the EU’s anti-encryption power play:

Those of us who live in liberal democracies will soon have to confront that many functions of free market-based meritocracies are actually much more interesting and fascinating than at first glance.

Who has the definitive Minibits tutorial?

Stuck in Abu Dhabi until we can get a flight to Europe. For those who travel with an airline employee, you know the struggle. Hits hards with kids, though!

Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 was made to be a bitcoin country

End of an era

For those of us with families who’d like to buy a home or property, using our bitcoin wealth as collateral would make a world of difference. I found the key regulatory language to repeal that could lift the de facto ban on bitcoin mortgages, and wrote about it for Bitcoin Policy Institute:

The Powerful Fannie Mae Policy Change to Unlock Bitcoin-Based Mortgages | Bitcoin Policy Institute