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:
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
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.
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!
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 Austrian government is now following in the footsteps of the UK and France to try to break encryption on messaging apps.
This is an absolutely outrageous plan that seeks to undermine and outlaw all encryption, and it should be opposed at every step
https://www.servustv.com/aktuelles/v/aanrnnzrkq9pgs9rb6d3/
Our 501c3 registered charity was debanked by Square in January, and now they're "holding" the money for 90+ days, not letting me withdraw it.
"The future of finance"