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🎙️New Episode Drops Tuesday! Mark your calendars for the next “Beyond Bitcoin” Podcast episode with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on May 26. Since 2018, she has been crypto’s regulatory architect. We will unpack her legacy and her impact on the crypto market. Stay tuned!

This week, Blockchain Foundation Executive Director @cmesi discussed opportunities in Web3 and DeFi during a panel at the Association for Enterprise Opportunity State of Small Business Summit in DC hosted by AEO CEO Natalie Madeira Cofield.

@NeerajKA 🤣

@LazPieper Ive been pretty checked out lately so good to know

I’m collecting a list of crypto policy advocates that are drawing a hard line on not weakening the BRCA. If that’s you, reply to this thread.

Greetings from Assoc for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) State of Small Business Summit in DC. Excited for my panel later. Congrats to AEO CEO Natalie Cofield & team. Substantive sessions, including AI panel moderated by @drturnerlee. Good to reconnect with so many amazing leaders.

Infusing Crypto Into Mainstream Discourse! Tomorrow, I’m speaking at @AEOworks State of Small Business Summit, and will share opportunities for small enterprises. Session: “From Lending to Platforms: The New Small Business Finance Ecosystem.” More: aeo2026sosbsummit.com

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@ritzy_p Happy birthday 🎉🎈

Today is my 52nd Born Day Here are 6 things I’ve learned

If you missed last month’s TRUST MEDIA event, stream it now: 🔗 buff.ly/TK9rX7C or wherever you get your podcasts. Against the backdrop of National Financial Education Month, butterscotch Media convenes: TRUST MEDIA Moderated by @RemyBlaireNews, News Anchor & Managing Editor of @FINTECHTVglobal. Spotlighting niche digital media founders @cmesi, @stacey_rolland, @AaronWStanley, @ritzy_p, and Theodora Lau.

Oh What A Night! Crypto celebrated the Senate Banking Cmte CLARITY Markup vote passage. It was a big night that started at the @BlockchainAssn Mixer, then celebration for @Jessi_inDC, and Women in Fintech & Financial Services (WIFFS) fireside chat with SEC Comm’r Hester Peirce.

Powerful IFE Salon Monday! It was wonderful to speak during the @InstituteForEdu fireside chat on “Democratizing the Cloud,” along with Wyatt Meldman-Floch and @KaivanShroff. Thank you @Coach_Kemper and the IFE team for their visionary leadership.

The digital revolution is upon us, and it has presented a clear opportunity to support small businesses, generate wealth, spur innovation, and support younger Americans who want to be part of this revolution. And this digital revolution is happening with us or without us—we have a responsibility to regulate it to create rules of the road. That is why I’ve been at the table. I’ve been in negotiations for over nine months, working toward regulating digital assets in a way that protects consumers and reduces the risks of deposit flight and deceptive marketing. I have negotiated in good faith with colleagues on both sides of the aisle willing to meet this critical moment. I’ve worked to make this bill better. Let me be very clear: my vote today is a vote to keep working in good faith. It does not mean I will be voting for the passage of the CLARITY Act on the floor. We still have work to do. We need to find a workable way to address law enforcement’s concerns about financial crimes. I am a former prosecutor and know how important that is. We also need to include an agreement on ethics—that would apply not just to the President and Vice President but to all of us. The American people—especially my constituents—expect that from us. I will keep working with my colleagues to get this done. Americans—from every background and every community—deserve to benefit financially from this digital revolution and be protected from the risks that come with it. If we don’t act, we will be left behind. I won’t let that happen.

🗳️ Two Democrats, Senators Ruben Gallego (AZ) & Angela Alsobrooks (MD), voted with Republicans to advance the Senate Banking Committee CLARITY bill, on a 15-9 vote. As expected, ethics remained a sticking point for Committee Democrats.

Why @AARP Supports CLARITY! =Senate Bill Regulates Crypto ATMS= ”The bill requires registration of digital asset kiosks, including customer warnings, receipts, anti-fraud policies, risk monitoring, compliance officers, fraud detection, holding periods, withdrawal limits.”

🏛️ May is Small Business Month Next week, Blockchain Foundation Executive Director @cmesi will speak at the State of Small Business Summit hosted by the @AEOworks on 5/19. She will focus on small crypto: tokenization, stablecoins opportunities. Join us: aeo2026sosbsummit.com

On 5/14 @BankingGOP will markup crypto market structure bill. We called for a federal study by OCC, FDIC, Fed to provide clarity to CDFI & MDIs that serve rural & urban areas. Ironically, Community Development Bankers Association opposed the federal study. Clarity can’t wait👇🏽

On May 8, 2026, Governor Cook delivered a speech on perspectives on tokenization and implications for the financial system: federalreserve.gov/newsevents/spe…

📜 Newly Released Crypto Bill Text In advance of Thursday’s markup, here’s snapshot of Senate Banking Cmte bipartisan crypto market structure 309-page bill: > Sens. Alsobrooks/Tillis yield compromise >Software developer protections >Housing section on page 300: Build Now Act 👀

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