Optimistic storyteller of frontier technology. The chaotic side of @Bankless

New York, USA
Joined April 2018
Crypto wasn't created to make you rich It was created to set you free.
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Uhm so what is Railway?
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You gotta be kidding me, president $trump
SOON AT THE WHITE HOUSE: President Donald J. Trump highlights the admin's efforts to crack down on foreign criminal networks ​that lure Americans into fraudulent crypto investments.
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Uptober is back!
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Friday, I record with @zkDragon and @ebfull for technical coverage of the Zcash roadmap What would you like to know?
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Lighter season back on btw
[ ZOOMER ] LIGHTER TO APPLY FOR A US LICENSE NEXT MONTH, SAY THEY WILL INTEGRATE INTO ROBINHOOD'S US OFFERING ONCE APPROVED: INVESTOR CALL
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QnA on the @Lighter_xyz Q3 call My question: "With all of Lighters the CFTC pre-engagement effort, do you expect the DCM/DCO license to come earlier than the 180-day time window that the CFTC has to review?" @vnovakovski: "we think a lot of the [pre-engagement] will make the process a lot smoother... The CFTC has a lot of things on their plate so dont have exact timeline... but its a fast moving team over there so we expect the process to be smooth "
"Spot, perps and options... that are all margined together" - @vnovakovski on @Lighter_xyz Q3 call
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"Spot, perps and options... that are all margined together" - @vnovakovski on @Lighter_xyz Q3 call
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I predict that all the $ZEC bulls will be adding .zec to their Twitter name just as all the ETH bulls did with $ETH You should probably reserve your Zec name before someone else snags it Use my ref link or click on the account below: zcashnames.com/?ref=david
NEW EPISODE - Zcash Names: ENS for Zcash @ZcashNames founder James Joseph (@zcashme) joins @TrustlessState to break down how .zec usernames make shielded payments simpler without exposing your transaction history. They dive into how ZNS compares to Ethereum's ENS, the technology behind private usernames, the remaining security tradeoffs, and whether the system could pass the Edward Snowden privacy test. CHAPTERS --- 00:11 Making Private Payments as Easy as Venmo 05:06 How Zcash Names Actually Works 14:13 Would Edward Snowden Trust Zcash Names? 22:22 How to Claim Your Zcash Name 28:21 The Business and Economics of Zcash Names 36:55 Not Your Keys, Not Your Name
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Question! “Doesn’t adding your name to an addresss defeat the purpose of Zcash?” No - your ZEC name resolves to a shielded address. It’s a traceability dead end.
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Oh, did you think ZEC was done? 10% of BTC this cycle 25% next
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David Hoffman retweeted
NEW EPISODE - Zcash Names: ENS for Zcash @ZcashNames founder James Joseph (@zcashme) joins @TrustlessState to break down how .zec usernames make shielded payments simpler without exposing your transaction history. They dive into how ZNS compares to Ethereum's ENS, the technology behind private usernames, the remaining security tradeoffs, and whether the system could pass the Edward Snowden privacy test. CHAPTERS --- 00:11 Making Private Payments as Easy as Venmo 05:06 How Zcash Names Actually Works 14:13 Would Edward Snowden Trust Zcash Names? 22:22 How to Claim Your Zcash Name 28:21 The Business and Economics of Zcash Names 36:55 Not Your Keys, Not Your Name
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This is the strategy you use when you can’t find the fraud yourself
BREAKING: President Trump reveals his new anti-fraud program set up to reward people who expose fraud with a 1% commission on the money uncovered. "If you turn somebody in and you, let's say report and you find $1 billion, we are giving a commission to that person of 1%."
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AI influencers with memecoins seem like an obvious pairing We already had something like it in the ‘24 AI token bubble Issuing a memecoin to monetize the vitality of AI generated content on social media feels obvious Anything interesting happening here?
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First AI generated song ive heard that’s actually a banger
I came to realize people liked the french #slopcore without having the lyrics 😅 sorry! So here is a version with english subtitles!
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David Hoffman retweeted
Offshore-style crypto leverage could be coming to U.S. spot exchanges. “You can trade on margin. You can say that I will take these assets in my wallet. Let's say you've got ETH and SOL and whatever else. You pledge those as collateral, and you can go trade.” “It allows you to trade and effectively leverage the capital of your assets instead of just having these sit idle in your wallet.” “The margin requirements would be set by the exchange in consultation with the CFTC.” — @ChairmanSelig on proposed Regulation CTX
NEW EPISODE - The CFTC’s Proposed Rules to Reshape US Crypto Markets CFTC Chair @ChairmanSelig joins @TrustlessState to unpack two proposed rules, Reg CTX and Reg CAM, that could reshape US crypto markets. They break down how traders could use ETH and SOL as collateral, why federal licensing could replace the state-by-state patchwork for participating exchanges, and how the rules aim to prevent another FTX. CHAPTERS --- 00:00 Intro 03:09 Why Financial Markets Need Federal Regulation 11:13 Who Actually Regulates Spot Bitcoin? 17:27 The CFTC, FinCEN, and State Regulators 22:29 The New Crypto Regulatory Trilogy 27:16 Reg CTX: Bringing Margin Trading Onshore 29:22 Reg CAM: A New Federal Exchange Framework 31:11 The Problem with 50 State Licenses 35:11 What Retail Crypto Leverage Could Look Like 39:24 Ending the SEC and CFTC Turf War 42:58 The Risks of Combining Financial Businesses 54:04 What Other Products Could This Unlock? 56:35 Where the CFTC Gets Its Authority 1:01:05 Can These Rules Survive Without the CLARITY Act? 1:05:05 Prediction Markets and the Supreme Court 1:08:11 How the Crypto Industry Can Respond
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It’s actually Black Tuesday
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David Hoffman retweeted
We are turning this moment into a movement. And everyone with @ZcashNames is part of it. Every name claimed makes privacy easier to use. Every name shared introduces more people to private payments. The more people join, the more useful the network becomes, and the more normal it becomes to send and receive money privately. It's a peaceful protest against surveillance and seizure, powered by people choosing privacy. No permission needed. Just more of us using it. $ZEC
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