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11) One thing that may ultimately be required centralized entities like FTX: there are likely to be disclosure/etc. requirements, and potentially “customer suitability tests” of some sort. It’s really important that this is done in an equitable way.

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12) Historically, these have been a toxic combination of wealth tests and variants on ‘do you have a fax machine’ that are highly exclusionary towards the poor, minorities, and rural investors. It’s bad to gate building wealth on having wealth.

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13) Instead, they should drive at the core question: Does the customer fully understand the product and its risks? Are they making an informed decision? If you’re going to gate products on regulated exchanges, do it on understanding, not wealth.

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14) (You can check out ftx.us/derivs for an example of what this could look like)

15) (Also I thought the section on hacking was interesting and going to be one of the more controversial ones. Boy was I wrong about that. But either way I think the 5-5 standard would help give people a lot more confidence and comfort! And save people a lot of money.)

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16)On sanctions: a) validators and smart contracts need to be free, permissionless, and decentralized b) we should have tooling to make screening easier and quicker c) I have sympathy for innocent people caught in broader blocks—that’s a policy conversation worth having

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17) Anyway: I totally understand that lots of people will disagree with me on various points. That’s great—it means I have people to learn from. And I really do think that regulation is going to get better, clearer, and create pathways for crypto to come back onshore.

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18)While I don’t myself wear glasses, I’m excited to join our bespectacled brethren. It’s a huge honor to see the passion and intensity with which Bitboy regards me. Maybe someday I’ll feel as strongly about something as he does about me.

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Sam I wear glasses. Can i have 10k usdt please 🥹