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The amount of drafting errors in the GENIUS Act is out of control.

BREAKING: AXIE AND RONIN SPOTTED LIVE ON PAWN STARS! @Jihoz_Axie, @cloudwhite, and Puffy pulled up to the legendary @GoldSilverPawn Shop in Las Vegas. Through their efforts, Rick Harrison and Chumlee have officially been onboarded to Crypto and the Ronin Network 🤝 🧵👇

A class action complaint has been filed today in New York federal court. The complaint speaks for itself, alleging fraud and other claims against Bruce Pon, Ocean Protocol and others.  For those of you who may be interested in learning more about the litigation and the claims you may have, you can send a message here oceanclaim@fetch.ai and it will be forwarded to K&L Gates, counsel for the plaintiffs who will respond in due course. With pending legal actions I will refrain from engaging on this matter in public. drive.google.com/file/d/1pZJzV0…

New staff statement scoping out proof-of-work mining: sec.gov/newsroom/speec…

Just launched @CamoText, an offline text anonymization tool. CamoText is a desktop app for locally detecting and anonymizing PII in text before using in LLM prompts (i.e. have ChatGPT / Claude / Grok analyze a document or generate a basic form). Because I couldn’t find any simple software for my own use that ran locally on a typical laptop, I figured I might as well build it myself. Ultimately, I realized this probably is (or will be) a common issue, so I’m turning it into a lil side business. My thesis is pretty simple: (1) nearly every organization that drafts or analyzes text will use AI to augment their productivity; (2) there are serious confidentiality, privilege, and privacy issues with providing raw text to LLMs; and (3) users seeking private/compliant LLM workflows will prefer local-only software (no API calls) bundled with a simple UI that auto-anonymizes PII (and other private data), also with a simple way to redact additional text of any length, as confidentiality can be subjective. CamoText is built in python with bundled NLP— available now for Windows, MacOS coming soon. For more:

Kendrick said the “Revolution WILL be televised. You picked the right time but the wrong guy!!” 👏🏽 #SuperBowl

The Decentralized Media Summit @ethereumdenver is filling up! Register now for this Feb. 26 event featuring some of the top pioneers in decentralized media! @_DSAlliance @CtrlX_world @coinage_media @DistroMedia @MelrosePR @AshleyStanhope @bitwire Register at lu.ma/i9gatw59

The crypto Task Force webpage is live. Join us for the drive (toward crypto clarity): sec.gov/about/crypto-t… and sec.gov/newsroom/speec…

Short-term, the Trump admin means less federal enforcement risk for crypto, since the agencies aren't trying to kill the industry. Long-term, it means less federal regulatory risk as we get new rules that provide clarity. But it means nothing for private lawsuits and state law.

Sandboxes are great play spaces for kids and crypto, but we need to rethink a few things. Simple tweaks, such as ensuring a safe harbor for participants, could boost their effectiveness. @JoshuaLDurham and I propose a "Sustainable Sandbox" in a brief analysis on @CoinDesk

Hot off the press! Now is the time to steer crypto policy, and sandboxes are the sensible path forward.

@scottastevenson Deepseek’s mimetic rise comes from its national competition/security context. It changed from “Google vs Microsoft” to “Us vs Them”

Why is Deepseek so mimetically fit? I have never seen AI news discussed more quickly by such a broad variety of people

@Samuraizann @0xawmit @SFOxZo Gahaha, we have a packed agenda idk if I can fit in tax!

@0xawmit @SFOxZo Tax loss harvest the roundtrip jpegs lol @JoshuaLDurham need a stream of this event ser

Find out how to spend your $trump gains or losses at @SFOxZo, its a marathon not a sprint anon 👁️‍🗨️

Possibly the most important event you'll attend this year. Crypto Law 101 with @JoshuaLDurham 📅 Jan 28, 6pm 📍Zo House SF (300 4th St) Link to attend - lu.ma/cryptolaw

Here's a weekly roundup of must-read articles in the field of decentralization (in just 7 stories): ⬇️ 1. Online Event: 29 January, Decentralization for Tech Equality Is Decentralization a Panacea for Tech Inequality? Our Pop-Up on January 29th at 13:30 EST features speakers Braxton Woodham, @SH_Brennan, @TimBeiko, and @c_spelliscy. Sign up here: addevent.com/event/vJ245736… 2. Data Cooperatives and a Fair Data Economy We have partnered with @pro_jectliberty to present an initial report introducing data cooperatives as a model that could enable individuals and communities to have a voice, choice, and stake in the digital economy projectliberty.io/news/how-can-d… 3. Sandboxes for Decentralized Tech @JessicaFurr305 and @JoshuaLDurham examine how tools like regulatory sandboxes, no action letters, and safe harbors can effectively regulate innovative industries such as blockchain and AI, balancing growth and consumer protection thelawverse.com/p/the-mad-scie… 4. Decentralized Social Media A new foundation is stepping up to try and govern the AT Protocol—the decentralized backbone of platforms like Bluesky: “We want to create an entire ecosystem of interconnected apps and different companies that have people’s interests at heart.” freeourfeeds.com 5. Wake Up to the Fediverse @ntnsndr talks about decentralizing control of social media: “This should, above all, be a reminder that we have entrusted a few companies that are way too powerful with the stewardship of our public discourse. And this is not an acceptable arrangement.” colorado.edu/today/2025/01/… 6. A Stratified Approach to Blockchain Decentralization The authors offer a systematization of the current landscape with respect to decentralization and derive a methodology that can help direct future research towards defining and measuring decentralization. By @_LadyChristina_, Dimitris Karakostas, and @sol3gga arxiv.org/pdf/2211.01291 7. Reframing Crypto Legislation At a time of great change for the crypto industry, we take a look back at @SH_Brennan, Gabriel Shapiro, and @MarcGoldich’s paper on reframing how we look at look at a crypto legislative solution #premise-b71c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">members.delphidigital.io/reports/policy…

@stephendpalley 😂😂😂

@mr_russell Haha it’s a good day

@JoshuaLDurham Is this what a top signal looks like?

Digital assets executive order TLDR: 1. possible regulatory rollbacks and eventual federal framework 2. possible national digital assets stockpile 3. stablecoins and “public” blockchains emphasized 4. CBDCs functionally prohibited whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

@BirdnalsLAW @JessicaFurr305 Thanks man!! This is fun stuff and I’m certain the industry is in good hands

Great article from @JoshuaLDurham and @JessicaFurr305 ! I disagree with some of it (I don't think no-action letters are feasible/good at scale) but hits on all the right issues: avoid fraud, not too burdensome for new comers, and allow innovation. Must read!