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Have we completely forgotten that in this country *we* are supposed to be the government? Free citizens shouldn't have to go begging to bureaucrats to build and use neutral tools.

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SBF

@SBF_FTX

Oct 19

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Right now devs can’t write code in the US without fear of requiring a license they couldn’t possibly get, and you can’t launch a token without fear of prosecution for not completing a registration no one could complete. If the industry argues for no regs this is what we get.

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yea things fucked up rn

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Well, respectfully, please use your considerable fortune and influence to try to fix it. Not to kowtow and throw in the towel.

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I think that's what I'm trying to do but if you'd like to draft up a different policy go for it!

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Please take this honest feedback, then: your first attempt missed the mark. Neutral tools should be neutral. On chain government black lists & state controlled ability to freeze and seize funds non-starters. It's no different than mandated back doors for encryption.

SBF

@SBF_FTX

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@BenDiFrancesco

it's not the same thing as state ability to freeze -- validators/etc. are neutral I seriously think you'll have a hard time drafting a set of policies that are (a) better and (b) will make any progress by pushing for them, but I could be wrong!

12:02 AM · Oct 20, 2022Twitter Web App

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Again, we are the government, no? If our lawmakers refuse to support policies that reflect the will of the people, then rather than caving to their unreasonable demands, use your resources to push for political change.

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we are not the entire government, though--there are a lot of people and we are only a subset of them.

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