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Joined December 2012
Really inspired message. Great to see from Meta!
By working together, we can make this moment transformational for humanity. The future can be for everyone.
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Incredibly grateful for the opportunity to help build this amazing organization. Thank you @jerrybrito  Looking forward to the next chapter @petervv @Landon @NeerajKA @antoniehodge @sternams
Some personal news... Coin Center celebrated its tenth anniversary earlier this year, which was an incredible milestone, and we think it’s the right time for another one. At the end of the year I will step down as Executive Director, and Robin Weisman will step down as Senior Policy Counsel, and pass the torch of leadership for Coin Center’s next chapter. It has been the absolute privilege of my life to help found and lead this organization and to work with the most talented, fun, and effective team of which I’ve ever been a part. Thank you to @valkenburgh, @neerajka, @antoniehodge, and @sternams for being there from the beginning. And I’m especially indebted to @robinweisman who has always more than made up for my weaknesses, and without whom we wouldn’t have been nearly as successful. Robin and I will remain on the Coin Center board of directors and will continue to advise the team into the future. Peter Van Valkenburgh will take over as Executive Director on January 1. There is no one better suited to the job. Peter groks Coin Center’s mission better than anyone and his depth of knowledge and experience at the intersection of crypto and constitutional law is unmatched. Landon Zinda will take over our government outreach efforts as Policy Director, and Neeraj Agrawal and Antonie Hodge will have expanded roles in fundraising and management. They are truly a dream team. I’d like to thank our supporters over the years for the opportunity you’ve given us to do our work. I’ve said this to you often, but I repeat it because it’s true: our work would not be possible without your support. And because our work is independent and focused on public goods and civil liberties, rather than private interests, it means a lot that you give to our mission. I’ll leave my role at Coin Center very proud of what we’ve accomplished over the last ten years. When we started in 2014, it was not clear that governments would allow Bitcoin to flourish. Bitcoin and crypto are technically unstoppable, yes, but in the short term there was a lot of harm that could have been done and that many tried to do. Our goal at the outset was to secure time for Bitcoin to reach ‘escape velocity,’ and on that score, I think we succeeded. The struggle is not over yet, though. We must remain vigilant and continue to fight for our rights to make and use crypto software, and to do so privately. So I’m glad there’s a strong and venerable institution, soon with new energetic leadership, purpose-built and perfectly matched for that challenge. I can’t wait to see what the next ten years bring.
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If you see FUD out there - remember, our financials are public (we're a public company) s27.q4cdn.com/397450999/file…
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In case you missed our news - welcome @LindaJeng1 and @brettwquick to the Crypto Council! Check out the new team👇 ow.ly/98sV50K5yZK
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a new report has found that at one point a single person controlled the entire bitcoin network
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Wow. Now this is great communication. So proud to work with @NeerajKA
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Consider yourselves lucky @coincenter @BlockchainAssn! At least you got the issue on the radar. Its another story here in EU 🆘 This time its not the #EP but the EU countries 🇪🇺 & @Europe2022FR that want to push beyond the reasonable... nobody is pushing back. Calling 🇺🇸 🧵
A new SEC proposal has a serious change hidden within its complex language. Bottom line: The proposal violates the First Amendment by requiring a license to speak—even of open source developers. It’s unconstitutional and they should change it. Coin Center is pushing back 👇 1/
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SEC Proposal to Redefine 'Exchange' Is 'Unconstitutional', Says Coin Center decrypt.co/97913/sec-proposa…
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Just wanted to say how proud I am to work with @valkenburgh. If you haven’t already, read his comment showing the SEC’s proposed stealth regulation of DEX is unconstitutional, setting up a court challenge if the rule becomes final. Brilliant and right. coincenter.org/comments-to-t…
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Bad facts make bad law. We see this in jurisdictions all over the world, especially when it comes to digital assets. Unfortunately, we are about to see this again-this time in the EU-in the form of a revision to the Transfer of Funds Regulation. blog.coinbase.com/making-you…
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Harry Reid left his mark on American and Nevadan politics, improving the lives of millions through his work as a Senator and as the Majority Leader.
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Anyone, especially operators, in the crypto/web3 space who cares about the future of crypto regulation should subscribe to this newsletter. I learn something new every time.
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everyone please welcome @brookemlampley to twitter
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Thank you @jerrybrito and @coincenter for your support.
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Our @valkenburgh will be testifying before the Joint Economic Committee in around an hour (2:30pm) Watch here. youtube.com/watch?v=Q1-0nNVo…
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watch @valkenburgh testify before the Joint Economic Committee tomorrow at 2:30 youtube.com/watch?v=Q1-0nNVo…
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