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This roughly lines up with my instincts fwiw; thanks for writing up

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advocating for us online and making the bull case for blockchain And *I* would think that we need people hashing out the *details* in DC--implementing the will of industry.

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Ron Hammond

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Nov 1

This week in Congress and Crypto: It is not too often a podcast is the talk of the town in DC, but the @BanklessHQ debate between @SBF_FTX and @ErikVoorhees was just that. As a former Hill staffer who worked on crypto legislation and current lobbyist, here are some thoughts...

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It’s a damn shame you turned to the dark side and I can’t believe a single word that comes out of your mouth anymore. You could have been the guy that helped change everything for the little guy. Instead you chose your own selfish fortune. So so so sad and disappointing

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hopefully I can win back your trust

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You gonna IPO next year?! Right.

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Thanks for the kind words! Appreciate you and your team engaging on this. Long way to go, but constructive dialogue and debate is incredibly helpful for staff and policy folks so appreciate you and

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being so transparent and willing to discuss your views publicly

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Despite our disagreements on some of these particulars (especially around DeFi interfaces) I greatly respect that you are in the arena here in DC

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- not easy! I hope that your actions over the next weeks help to defend DeFi and if so the industry will rally behind you.

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With respect, I am not here to make the "bull case for blockchain." I've done nothing of the sort during our discussion. I am here to remind the industry of the *moral/philosophic principle* on which this industry exists: that money should be separated from state.

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This principle has been fundamental since Bitcoin's genesis block. “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.” The symbolic meaning could not be clearer. Banking—that infinitely regulated sector—visits periodic catastrophe upon society...

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