V1 8fiAlan Casey
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Well well well.. it seems Dara O’Shea has form for deliberately provoking Ronaldo in World Cup
Qualifiers, then diving like an Olympic swimmer to try to get him sent off. Here’s what he did to @cristiano when Ireland played Portugal in 2021..
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@indykaila Worst fans in the world. As a United fan I should be enjoying this but you are all a disgrace. He’s homegrown and played and help won you many titles
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It has been the privilege of a lifetime to work for you as @SECGov Chair.
Over the last four years, we updated rules in our equity market & Treasury Markets, & shortened the settlement cycle. We returned more than $2.7B to harmed investors.
A quick look at the last four years:
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The market doesn't care @GaryGensler. It knows you and the SEC lost. Make sure you hand in your office laptop and building keys on your last day. $xrp #ripple
Watcher.Guru@WatcherGuru
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 SEC officially files appeal in Ripple lawsuit to classify $XRP as a security.
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@IrishTiger15 @VincentSco72192 How much do you think it will be when it comes out ?
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I wish you and all the XRP supporters all the best Brad and as I mention in the 60 Minutes online segment, lots of digital asset investors are friends of mine (including @Scaramucci, my close friend of over 50 years, since we were 10 years old).
I have often found that for many digital asset enthusiasts, their hearts are in the right place and, like @scaramucci, they honestly believe that the crypto era will usher in a bright future for us all. I just happen to disagree (strongly) with that notion.
Under any circumstance, much to my own personal dismay, the public’s voice must be heard, and the SEC’s crypto-enforcement program should (and will) stop dead in its tracks, including the SEC’s appeal of the Ripple enforcement action.
As I told 60 minutes, as passionate as I am about the systemic risks and dire externalities created by digital assets, I am even more passionate about democracy and the need to respect election results.
President-Elect Trump, the first self-proclaimed and avowed “Bitcoin President,” has secured an overwhelming victory in the election and the Trump Administration possesses a bonafide mandate to establish a regulatory climate characterized by cautious consumer protection in the digital asset marketplace. Crypto-caveat emptor is precisely the vision that Donald Trump was elected to fulfill, and he is entitled to keep his promises.
Along these lines, my take is that the SEC staff should prepare a spreadsheet of all crypto-related investigations, litigation, appeals and rule-making, so the new Chair can swiftly grind them all to a screeching halt. Like it or not, the people have spoken.
My only objection to your post though is when you call me a “Gensler shill.” I’ve never spoken, met or even been in the same room as Gary Gensler and I look forward to my former boss Paul Atkins taking over as SEC Chair and reversing a lot of the non-crypto initiatives and cases that occurred during Chair Gensler’s reign.
Most importantly, despite my disagreement regarding digital assets, I believe that Paul Atkins is an amazing SEC Chair choice and could perhaps become the greatest SEC Chair in history. I detailed all of what I expect Chair Atkins to do (and undo) in a lengthy and detailed X posting earlier today and my guess is that after reading it, the last label anyone would assign to me is “Gensler Shill.”
Again, best of luck to you and your company, and enjoy your victory with Fairshake — you earned it. The Stark reality is that you executed a brilliant political strategy and achieved an 85% success rate. I may not like it but your Election Day win and extraordinary election track record is not just proven, it’s axiomatic.
John Reed Stark@JohnReedStark
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Crypto made its debut on @60Minutes tonight – there’s no doubt that these technologies will continue to become more and more mainstream - with influence and reach that will only continue to grow.
A few things I do want to comment on after watching:
I spoke with Margaret Brennan / 60Minutes for 90+ min straight. When discussing the SEC’s misguided lawsuit against Ripple, 60Minutes shockingly left out that a Federal Judge ruled that XRP is not a security…Gensler’s shill (John Reed Stark) knows better despite his comments that 60Minutes chose to air.
Lastly, to say crypto has no utility is exactly what the naysayers said about the Internet in its earliest days - that it’s nothing more than illicit activity. How vastly they were proven wrong. Today, even JPMorgan is coming around on blockchain… (conveniently 60Minutes also failed to mention that Ripple is doing billions of dollars of KYC-ed transactions for our institutional customers - leveraging XRP to move money cross-border more efficiently than traditional payment rails.)
cbsnews.com/news/crypto-sp…
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There are Orange and Red weather warnings in parts of Ireland taking effect from tomorrow at midnight.
Storm Bert is to bring heavy rain, strong winds, and possible flooding this weekend.
Please exercise caution, stay safe & follow updates from @MetEireann.
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The Prime Minister should make a statement to Parliament, immediately, to confirm whether UK missiles have been fired into Russia.
He must tell the British public if this means we are now at war with a nuclear power, what risk this poses to people in Britain, and why this action was taken without any approval from Parliament.
I have consistently condemned Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and called for a diplomatic solution to stop the endless bloodshed.
As we edge closer and closer to catastrophe, we should be doing everything in our power to bring about de-escalation and peace. Instead, our political leaders have added fuel to the fire and gambled with people’s lives for political gain.
Presidents and Prime Ministers must know that in the event of nuclear war, nobody wins.
I’m not interested in bombs. I’m interested in peace – and I will continue to campaign for peace in Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, Sudan, the DRC and beyond.
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This week I’ll be testifying before Congress.
On Sept 24th I’ll be testifying along with my fellow Commissioners before @FinancialCmte @FSCDems: financialservices.house.gov/calendar/event…
On Sept 25th I’ll be testifying before @BankingGOP @SenateBanking: banking.senate.gov/hearings/09/18…
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Tomorrow, at 2:45pm I’ll be testifying before @SenateApprops @AppropsGOP discussing the @SECGov FY 2024 budget.
More: appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/revie…
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Through thirteen charges, we allege that Zhao and Binance entities engaged in an extensive web of deception, conflicts of interest, lack of disclosure, and calculated evasion of the law.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission@SECGov
Today we charged Binance Holdings Ltd. (Binance); U.S.-based affiliate, BAM Trading Services Inc., which, together with Binance, operates Binance.US; and their founder, Changpeng Zhao, with a variety of securities law violations. sec.gov/news/press-rel…
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Today is the last day to submit comments on our @SECGov proposals on:
1⃣ Changes to Reg S-P
2⃣New Requirements to Address Cybersecurity Risks to the U.S. Securities Markets
We want to hear from you: sec.gov/comment
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This man was brought to the club to help them to get back challenging for titles. He's fallen into the top four and he thinks it's a major success.
Football Daily@footballdaily
🗣️ “We know it means a lot for us. We know they are happy for Liverpool to not be there.” Bruno Fernandes on stopping Liverpool from qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. 👀
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Intermediaries for investment contracts are required to comply with securities laws & register with @SECGov.
Instead, many crypto platforms are contending that their investment contracts are something else.
The law cares about what something actually is, not what you call it.
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