Janessa Lopez

BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Senate Banking Committee PASSES the Clarity Act in 15-9 vote. The bill now goes to the full Senate.

Clarity Act passed with bipartisan support out of the Senate Banking Committee! Hundreds of hours have been dedicated to ensuring that software developers have the protections they need to innovate in America. Is the draft text perfect? No, no law will be, and - importantly - as Senators noted, we still have work to do on Section 301 to protect noncontrolling developer and providers. But, this bill is an important step in the right direction for cementing software protections into law. The DEF team is deeply appreciative of the efforts of all the Congressional leaders and staff involved in getting us to this milestone, and we look forward to continuing to work together to get the remaining text right.

"One of the reasons I would never use bitcoin payments before was like… well, at least with a credit card you get some points. Maybe a flight or something. But now it’s like, 5% back in bitcoin. That’s like the best offer out there, for the asset that I most want. Like f**k, I want to pay everything with @CashApp now. Why would I ever use a credit card again?" @PresidioBitcoin @MaxAWebster youtube.com/watch?v=9JL95z…

@littlebit670 @tando_me @janessalopez__ has been cooking

@jordanguess Thanks to you both for hosting the conversation! 👏

Really stoked with how the Bitcoin De Minimis side event turned out at Bitcoin 2026. 75-80 people, David Zell from BPI and Janessa Lopez from Block laying out where the legislation actually stands. The intimate setting meant the room could actually ask good questions instead of getting drowned out in an expo hall. Shoutout to @martybent and the @TFTC21 team for streaming it too. Full recap with @wyattorourke this week ⚡

The new CLARITY draft has a small change to the BRCA. It preserves the ability to charge 1960 ONLY in cases where a person acts with specific intent and knowledge to help someone else move criminal funds. Respond to an email w/ support to launder funds & you are not safe. 1/

No more someday. ₿itcoin is now. 🟠 We brought the whole Block party to @TheBitcoinConf this year: @square, @cashapp, @bitkey, and @protomining all under one roof. Buy. Spend. Secure. Power. See you next year.

JUST IN: Fast food giant Steak 'n Shake announces "when we use bitcoin, we save 50% on processing fees vs a traditional credit card user." 👀 "If every credit card user used bitcoin, we would save roughly $6 million annually. Which is huge" 🙌

Hear from our @blocks Bitcoin Product Lead, @milessuter, announce today over 800k @Square businesses have enabled bitcoin payments. And as you've read this far, another Square business has likely turned on ₿ (a new one every 8 seconds).

🚨 @blocks Head of Digital Assets Policy @janessalopez__ said, “Anytime somebody uses Bitcoin as a form of money... it should be treated as such under the Tax Code.” “Simple as that.”

@TFTC21 @blocks @davidzell @bitcoinpolicy ty @TFTC21 🙏 contact your Rep and advocate for de minimis! -> btcismoney.xyz

LIVE: Bitcoin as Everyday Money with @janessalopez__, Head of Digital Assets Policy at @blocks, and @DavidZell, President of @bitcoinpolicy. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Why do politicians think de minimis for stablecoins would be a win for the Bitcoin community? BPI's @DavidZell_ and Block's @janessalopez__ discuss at the @TFTC21 event.

Bitcoin is money. -> btcismoney.xyz

@BitcoinatBlock 👋😄

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Full Disclosure: today is gonna ₿ good

This morning, BPI’s @DavidZell_ joins @janessalopez__ to break down the state of play for a Bitcoin de minimis tax exemption. Come learn where things stand and how you can get involved. 🕙 10:30am PT | Satoshi Social Room (2002–2004) luma.com/sy4ghp9o

Janessa Lopez from Block: “Any time somebody uses bitcoin as a form of money, it should be treated as that.” The de minimis exemption for stablecoins only is NOT an acceptable compromise. Block is fighting for adoption, not corporate half-measures.

@TFTC21 @jack 🫡

@BitcoinatBlock @TheBitcoinConf @milessuter @TFTC21 register for the de minimis event here! bffs.media/de-minimis-btc…

tomorrow at @TheBitcoinConf: 10am — @milessuter keynote, Nakamoto stage 10am — Tyler Wood on lightning monetization, Enterprise stage 10am — @janessalopez__ on bitcoin de minimis tax, livestream w/ @TFTC21 3:30pm — ????? at Block Party 5pm — @milessuter on spending vs stacking, Nakamoto stage