W3DC 🛡️

A room filled with some of the most influential leaders shaping the future of the crypto industry. I’m grateful for the opportunity to once again represent my community and stand with crypto. Honored to be in the room with Chair Paul Atkins, Commissioner Hester Peirce, Patrick Witt, Harry Jung, and so many others working to advance digital asset policy and innovation. Thank you @crypto_council @bitcoinpolicy, @galaxyhq @coincenter @coinbase for putting this summer policy reception and for bringing together such an incredible group. 📍@PubKey #Crypto #DigitalAssets #StandWithCrypto #Blockchain #ClarityAct 📍@PubKey

The bipartisan work is done. The House has acted. Key stakeholders are on board. Now the Senate must decide: will the new generation of financial tech be built in America or somewhere else? It’s time to bring the CLARITY Act to the Senate floor. Read CTA’s letter below.

@travis305182 @RonwHammond Forward .

@RonwHammond Clarity is dead. That window of opportunity passed months ago. No way trump gets a win at midterm season! Those rookies didnt bring any dems to the ethics meeting. Trumps crypto income. Now Vacation time. Need 60 votes. Total political failure. Move on dont waste 10 more years.

Market structure legislation has consumed nearly 10 years of my life. Here are a list of excuses I have encountered both as a Hill staffer and more recently on the lobbying side on why (mostly Democrats) couldn't support at one point or another: - It would help fund the border wall - Enable funding for North Korea's nuclear program - Destroy all bank lending for rural communities - Lead to a crash larger than 2008 - Upend sanctions law and power Russia's war machine against Ukraine - Create such a strain on the power grid that blackouts would be common - Weaken US dollar dominance - Embolden scammers to target minority communities - It would further de-regulate the crypto industry and much, much more... Nearly all hyperbole and all false in some way or another, but rooted in political concerns about a topic unrelated to the basis of securities and commodities laws getting updated for the first time in 90 years given the advances in technology and finance. What's even more frustrating is that these excuses didn't stop the UK, Singapore, EU and all other countries to move forward on creating their regulatory framework. The politics need to get dropped because if it's "enable Trump corruption" today, it will be another reason to be against tomorrow. Let's get this done.

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We were honored to co-host an afternoon with the @JapanEmbDC yesterday on the future of digital finance. Panels on cross-border coordination, the next wave of payments, and institutional adoption. Conversations we'll be carrying forward. Thank you to all who joined!

@hicharliecotton @RichforGA @Bethvanduyne Charlie In unveiling D.C. @HouseofCards .

Spoke to @RichforGA & @Bethvanduyne about relationships in DC ❤️

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Digital Assets & AI Town Hall. The room was packed with founders, builders, policymakers, investors, and students. Community members, The real MVPs. This event was focused on one thing: Highlighting the importance of keeping America 🇺🇸 at the forefront of innovation in the digital asset and Ai race. Huge thank you to our incredible panelists for sharing their expertise on the Digital Asset Landscape, @stacey_rolland , @Jessi_inDC , @_EllieSmall_ To the Ai / innovation in America 🇺🇸 panelists. @SeemaAlexander , @joerazz @ProfJimLiew ! for being visionaries and great communicators. What’s coming will shock you!! @PubKey for hosting us and helping create a home for these important conversations. To each of you who reached out to their Senator in support of Clarity, we @standwithcrypto at the finish line! Be on the lookout for our August and September programming as we continue bringing together emerging tech builders AI, blockchain, digital assets, business, and public policy, has a Capitol, and it’s Washington D.C. Please message me directly if we didn’t have a chance to talk, and you were there for that reason. See you at the next one. 🇺🇸🚀 #AI #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #Web3 #WashingtonDC #Innovation

@AWKorenewsky @Jessi_inDC @FireblocksHQ @BlockchainAssn @joerazz @SeemaAlexander Thank you Aaron 🙏

Great discussions today at a @Web3DC-hosted town hall on digital assets, AI, and policymaking. My main takeaway from the two panels: the people who define a technology often shape how it's ultimately regulated. Whether its Web3 or generative AI, you need advocates who can explain the tech in plain language before any legislation is written. Definitions and first impressions tend to stick in DC. "Educate before you legislate" came up repeatedly, for good reason. From a comms perspective, the question for me becomes: are the Web3 and AI champions able to step back and do that effectively? And what can the AI labs learn from crypto's comms experience? For most people, "crypto" still conjures meme culture (diamond hands, NGMI, 🚀, Dogecoin), scams, and speculation. Those associations overshadowed the underlying tech and its legitimate use cases. Lawmakers and their aides are no different, having understandably built their mental models from that same narrative environment. Parts of the AI ecosystem risk recreating the same problem. The sweeping, often apocalyptic pronouncements on the labor market get the attention instead of grounded discussions on practical applications, risks, and tradeoffs. How much of the current backlash against data centers could have been softened with more transparent, proactive communications? Going direct has value, but sometimes the SF founder is going to be the wrong messenger for DC. Building a broader ecosystem of communicators, storytellers, and trusted intermediaries who can translate these technologies should have been a priority years ago. It is certainly a necessity now. Policy is path dependent. The first metaphors, definitions, and use cases that policymakers internalize become the frame through which future debate is understood. Crypto has spent years trying to move past "Bitcoin = criminal activity." How long will AI have to spend contending with mental models centered on energy- and water-guzzling data centers, deepfakes, and chatbots sexting minors? Overcoming this requires making the problems these technologies solve the story. Instead of explaining what an agent is, focus on what does it can actually do for a real business or consumer: sending remittances faster, verifying and managing health records, finding you cheaper airline tickets, etc. As I talked with other attendees, that remains a challenge for the digital assets space. Beyond HODLing for a big payout or protection in a high-inflation environment, what tangible value does a Bitcoin or stablecoin offer the average person? DeFi and staking may create real utility, but those conversations have mostly stayed inside the crypto community. Meanwhile, the speed of AI's evolution has produced a flood of acronyms and concepts that make most people’s eyes glaze over, obscuring the concrete benefits. I left @PubKey more convinced that closing the comms gap has been and will remain a central challenge for both Web3 and AI.

Very proud of @_EllieSmall_ who is live now on stage at @PubKey_DC talking about the Clarity Act! 👏👏👏

The FIFA World Cup champion has been defined. The most important cup. The World Capitol of Crypto and Ai is here in Washington, D.C. Today. Digital Assets and Ai Town-hall. 📍 PubKey DC 🕕 6:00–8:30 PM We need Clarity for emerging technologies. @PubKey @standwithcrypto #AI #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #Innovation #WashingtonDC #Web3 #Crypto #Policy #maryland #virginia #dmv

Tomorrow I'm moderating a panel on the future of digital asset regulation and the policies shaping innovation in the US. If you're a founder, investor, policymaker, or simply interested in the future of AI and digital assets, join us at the Web3DC Digital Assets & AI Town Hall! luma.com/ujh4zz9w

@zocomputer Shoot!!!

👀 cooking up the Zo mobile app 👀 who wants access?!

OnChain responsible 😇

Wondering what blockchain technology actually makes possible? Prediction markets are one example of how blockchain can be used in practice. Helping power systems that operate 24/7 with transparent, publicly viewable activity. Listen to this week’s episode of Crypto, Explained where we break down just this. Available everywhere

🚨 Speaker Announcement 🚨 We’re excited to welcome @gilbert787, Founder of Web3DC and Maryland Chapter President of @standwithcrypto, to our Digital Assets & AI Town Hall! Gil will join our digital assets panel to discuss the future of the CLARITY Act, digital asset regulation, grassroots advocacy, and the policies needed to keep the United States at the forefront of innovation. 📅 July 20 🕕 6:00–8:30 PM 📍 @PubKey DC If you’re a founder, entrepreneur, investor, policymaker, or simply interested in the future of AI and digital assets, you won’t want to miss this conversation. 🎟️ RSVP: luma.com/ujh4zz9w

🚨 Speaker Announcement 🚨 We’re excited to welcome @_EllieSmall_ , Policy Associate, Legislative Affairs at the @BlockchainAssn to our Digital Assets & AI Town Hall! Ellie will join our digital asset panel to discuss the future of the CLARITY Act, digital asset regulation, and the policies shaping innovation in the United States. 📅 July 20 🕕 6:00–8:30 PM 📍 @PubKey DC If you’re a founder, entrepreneur, investor, policymaker, or simply interested in the future of AI and digital assets, you won’t want to miss this conversation. RSVP below and join us as we help shape the future of American innovation. luma.com/ujh4zz9w