Triple Zero

entrepreneur. student of markets, asset allocation, risk.

[Lyn Alden @LynAldenContact]

Maybe it's not great that the US government subsidizes the least healthy types of food the most, like sugar and the various raw ingredients for ultra-processed foods. 🤷‍♀️

[Lyn Alden @LynAldenContact]

For the Bitcoin Conference that is currently getting attention for its headline Republican speakers, it's worth noting that it also has progressive politicians speaking there as well.

And the interviewer here is Jason Maier, author of "A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin"

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

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[Jake Chervinsky @jchervinsky]

With President Biden stepping aside, the Democratic Party has a huge opportunity to win back a big share of the crypto vote.

This should be top priority for the new nominee in an election that will be won on the margins in states where crypto is a live issue.

Here’s why:

It's clear that crypto will play a major role in this election. Recent swing state polling shows that 1 in 5 registered voters view crypto as a major issue, and nearly 1 in 2 agree that they "don't trust candidates that interfere with crypto." Like it or not, thousands of crypto supporters are "single-issue voters" who could tip this election in states like Michigan and Pennsylvania.

As of this morning, President Biden was set to lose that voting bloc, and badly. For years, the Biden administration has been extremely hostile toward crypto, refusing to craft reasonable regulations tailored to the technology and instead trying to destroy the industry through a campaign of regulation by enforcement.

Recognizing Biden's electoral weakness on crypto, Former President Trump has spent months aggressively courting voters with a promise to "end Joe Biden's war on crypto." His efforts have been a huge success, rallying many crypto voters and donors to the right.

But crypto has never been a partisan issue, and it shouldn't be one today. Despite the Biden administration's hostility, there are still many Democrats who recognize crypto's potential and want it to thrive here at home—along with all the jobs and tax revenue it creates. Just look at the dozens of Congressional Democrats who voted to repeal SAB121 and pass FIT21 this year, or listen to their cogent arguments in favor of the liberal case for crypto, and you'll see that there's a massive opportunity on the left.

Most importantly, a huge number of crypto supporters identify as Democrats or left-leaning independents who aren't single-issue voters. Many of them don't want to support the Republican Party due to other issues like abortion rights, but also can't stomach another four years of catastrophic crypto policy like we've had under Biden. For those working in the crypto, the choice between Biden and Trump was stark: vote for your principles or your livelihood.

Now there's a chance for a reset. A new Democratic nominee can flip the script and win back a meaningful number of crypto voters. To be sure, a good portion were Republicans from the start, and after years of Biden, many more are lost to the Democrats for good. But if the Democratic Party is serious about winning this election, the new nominee must seize this opportunity.

Here's how:

The new nominee must quickly and emphatically reassure crypto voters that it's safe for them to vote blue in November. Here are five recommendations that would go a long way toward that goal:

1) Recognize crypto as an important technology and industry for American economic and geopolitical strength, and declare a commitment to ensuring that crypto flourishes here in the United States.

2) Acknowledge the failure of the SEC’s enforcement-first approach, the impropriety of subjecting crypto to decades-old laws designed for the analog era, and the need for tailored regulations that are fit for purpose.

3) Outline a policy platform that balances crypto innovation with consumer protection, even if high-level, to show a genuine understanding of the technology and a good-faith effort to start a productive discussion.

4) Publish a list of potential appointees to lead the federal agencies that matter most to crypto, such as the SEC and CFTC, to show that crypto policy will no longer be set by members of an "anti-crypto army."

5) Reach out directly to key stakeholders in the crypto industry—entrepreneurs, investors, policy advocates, and more—to begin the hard work of developing good policy in the spirit of collaboration.

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I'm sure many people will decry this post, declaring the Democrats hopeless and the GOP the official party of crypto forevermore.

I don't agree, and neither do the many people I know in crypto who have struggled for years to reconcile their life's work with their lifelong Democratic leanings.

I believe the Democrats have a huge opportunity, but only the new nominee can decide whether to take it.

cc: @KamalaHarris

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

For those who can't imagine the death of American democracy, we imagined it for you. Watch here.

[Canada Hates Trump @AntiTrumpCanada]

Reminder: Donald Trump is a sexual predator. In addition to being an adjudicated rapist, he’s been credibly accused of sexually assaulting 25+ women.

At about the time of this video, Trump & Epstein raped 13-year-old Katie Johnson at Epstein’s place.
#TrumpIsNotFitToBePresident

[Denise🇺🇲 @Denise10231976]

#TrumpIsARapist and a pedophile

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

So many people didn’t even know that Donald Trump was accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl with Jeffrey Epstein.

They pretend that this complaint never happened.

Do you ever wonder why Trump may have wished Ghislaine Maxwell “well?”

Do you ever wonder why Trump may have hired Alex Acosta to be in his administration?

The the then 13-year-old, “Katie Johnson” pulled the lawsuit after she received threats, according to her attorney.

You know very well that if this allegation was against a Democrat, Republicans would be outraged. And they would conclude that he was guilty.

[Nicole Minét @mouvement33]

🧵I don't know who needs to hear this but Donald Trump raped and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl from Epstein's child sex trafficking ring multiple times. Not just any 13-year-old girl, one that looked like his daughter Ivanka who was 13 years old that same year. Her name is Katie Johnson. Here is the complaint she filed in 2016. After being threatened with death, she dropped her case...just 4 days before the election. Donald Trump is a pedophile. That's why he was such good friends with a convicted pedophile. This isn't difficult to understand. Read her entire 6-page complaint. #IBelieveKatie

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

WATCH and RETWEET. https://t.co/MBi3NvMa5l

[Triple Zero @000Cipher]

@marketplunger1 Anything by Octavia Butler.

[Triple Zero @000Cipher]

@twobitidiot No.

[Triple Zero @000Cipher]

@TimmerFidelity Thanks Jurrien, I was wondering about this analog today as I am tracking the parallels and noted the peaking about now-ish.

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

"America was founded on Christianity!"
"But the Founding Fathers said..."
Yeah, what did they say?

[Daniel Sempere Pico @dansemperepico]

Hal Finney was a visionary.

Here he is talking about how Bitcoin cannot scale and how bitcoin-backed banking would work.

h/t @hodl_miner

[Triple Zero @000Cipher]

@JackFarley96 @ForwardGuidance @josephwang We will be listening whenever you are back, so take it easy and rest.

[Triple Zero @000Cipher]

@HesterPeirce Excellent.

[Hester Peirce @HesterPeirce]

Some overdue thoughts on our case against LBRY: https://t.co/wLsG4Xr7wz

[Triple Zero @000Cipher]

@GuyDealership Post 9/11 I thought we would be a bit more introspective about WHY we are hated so much. But no, it was all rah rah raise the flag.

[Triple Zero @000Cipher]

@conraddit So happy!