SEC.gov | SEC Charges SolarWinds and Chief Information Security Officer with Fraud, Internal Control Failures

Let me explain how this is relevant to the SEC v Coinbase case. 1/ sec.gov/news/press-rel…

Some overdue thoughts on our case against LBRY: sec.gov/news/statement…

It saddens me that my ex-employer The Wall Street Journal, which I hold in the highest esteem, and that former colleagues I similarly, fondly respect, have, frankly, botched this.

It's not just that the original was wrong. That's the easy bit. It's the refusal to correct.

Guys. Do the right thing

One of the beliefs I hold most dear is that our democracy works better when more people engage with it.

That’s why it brought me immense joy to collaborate with Rebecca Rettig & Katja G of Polygon (Labs) to host a policy bootcamp for builders + operators in DC yesterday

Polygon Labs and Solana Foundation hosted the first Crypto Policy Bootcamp in DC for web3 founders, VCs, execs & others to learn about effective advocacy on the Hill & beyond.

More: go.polygon.technology/4702y72

If you’re a founder who wants to get more involved in crypto policy (we need you!), sign up here - yesterday’s bootcamp was 🔥 .

Extremely powerful testimony by Dr. Shlomit Wagman (fmr. Chair of Israel's AML authority) at today's Senate Banking hearing on terror financing:

“Let’s not lose sight and focus from the big picture. Crypto is currently a very small part of the puzzle, the major funding channels…

The The Wall Street Journal published a misleading article about crypto being used by Hamas. Its claims about $ are provably false.

This is exactly what blockchains are good for - provable, verifiable, public ledgers that anyone can use.

I asked The Wall Street Journal to meet its own stds:
tinyurl.com/yckrsxjb

In a war room, every second counts. But without having been in one, how could you know what to expect or how to respond? Blog posts and tweet threads can only take you so far. Today, I'm excited to announce a new option: SEAL Drills.

Anti-Israel extremists, largely pretending to be from the Bronx, are planning a protest, falsely accusing me of being “wanted for genocide.”

I had a tough upbringing in the projects in the Bronx. I don’t scare easily. I won’t shy away from fighting for my Jewish constituents…

Today, @fund_DeFi submitted an amicus brief in the Harper v. IRS appeal (pending in the 1st Cir) to ensure the court understands the unique Fourth Amendment concerns in allowing the government unfettered access to US citizen’s crypto tx history. 👇

you may see the following figure floating around:

'The United Nations estimates that cryptocurrencies account for 20% of terror financing in the world.'

I went looking for the source. It seems to come from this interview. It's more a vibe thing that scientific.

$100mm+ fiat to Hamas annually.
US Treasury DeFi Risk Assessment: “most [illicit] financ[e] by volume & value...occurs in fiat currency or otherwise outside the virtual asset ecosystem.'
Despots don't like auditable democratization, they like opaque control that can be exploited.

Remember the images of barbaric unprovoked attacks on Israeli civilians. Elderly people, teenagers, toddlers. Remember and continue to speak up when antisemitism rises in the days and weeks to come as a result of Israel defending itself as it obviously must.