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Senate vote on the GENIUS Act (stablecoin bill) today. When the Senate passes the bill (it will), it will move to the House for passage (less certain, but I'm still optimistic). Then the President has to sign it (he will). We are almost there...!

For those who need a refresher on the process, here's a classic: youtube.com/watch?v=men-vp…

Tokenized equities are securities - unlike many crypto assets, the underlying asset is clearly a security. This is apples to oranges from a trading perspective. If a crypto exchange wants to facilitate this trading, then they likely need a dif set of licenses and/or an exemption.

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In preparing for my talk on legal considerations in building a zk privacy app at EthCC - Ethereum Community Conference, I’ve come across some rly thought provoking academia - I wanted to share my 2 faves. 1) eprint.iacr.org/2023/1152 & 2) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

This week's Other News of Note - #ONN - 🪙Stablecoins continue to explode, with Amazon, Walmart, Bank of America, China’s JD.com all exploring a launch, and JP Morgan launching a pilot for its deposit token “JPMD”; 📈Deribit and Crypto.com began

There doesn't need to be a choice between privacy & efficiency. The US gov't needs to consider zk tech for data consolidation. Thanks to The Defiant for publishing my op-ed on this imp topic, & for StarkWare 🐺🐱 for building groundbreaking tech. thedefiant.io/news/research-…

We're off to the crypto market structure races. The House's bill is already out of committee. Senate Banking released principles this week and says to expect draft language before the August recess. What should legislation focus on? Read for more. cato.org/blog/crypto-ma…

Does anyone remember ‘morphing’ from a security to a commodity? Chuckling at the road we’ve all traveled.

En route to EthCC - Ethereum Community Conference - come see me speak on ZK & Privacy Apps - the Legal Path Forward - at 3:50 on Tuesday on the Monroe Stage. #ETHCC2025

Spectacular setting for Robinhood’s big announcements in Cannes tonight. Very excited to hear that they’re using layer 2 technology to build their chain. Even more excited to see more institutions choose the best-in-class Starknet 🐺🐱 technology for similar purposes!

Snuck out of an epic StarkWare 🐺🐱 dinner last night to join some of the best in the business for a fantastic conversation on the state of DeFi. Rebecca Rettig was nice enough to join on her BIRTHDAY! Ryne Miller 🇺🇸

Learnt a lot about legal stuff wrt to ZK l, all thanks to Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos 🙌🏻

Brilliant Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos on the legal layer of ZK: how to embed policy into code and navigate the regulatory challenges. Compliant privacy is coming to Starknet 🐺🐱 ! 🔥🔥🔥

EthCC awards - 1. Hottest event (literally) - Robinhood To Catch a Token 2. Most fun event - Le Cafe Stark Starknet 🐺🐱 3. Most talked about topics - stables, privacy, payments, tokenized everything ✨Vibes were good, feeling very optimistic about Ethereum & the future of L2s,

God bless America, apple pie, ranch dressing, Hershey’s kisses and Reese’s peanut butter cups, BBQs, aggressive friendliness, air conditioning, and leaning on stuff! Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸