Ethereum doesn’t need to extract maximum value today.
It needs to become the default settlement layer first.
Scale the network. Deepen liquidity. Make privacy usable. Let institutions build.
Monetization follows dominance.
This is how global settlement gets built
Do your DD
🚨 Brian Armstrong spent YEARS crying about regulators killing innovation. Then spent $75 MILLION buying politicians to pass the Clarity Act. The whole industry aligned. a16z, Ripple, the White House, TRUMP HIMSELF. Historic 294-134 House vote. Real crypto market structure for the first time EVER.
And Brian blew it up. Twice. Why? Because stablecoins are 19% of Coinbase's revenue $355 million in a single quarter and he didn't want yield restrictions cutting into his bag. Not "freedom." Not "consumers." His quarterly earnings call.
The White House was furious. a16z publicly broke with him. The Digital Chamber begged for unity. Brian posted that negotiations were "constructive" 😊 and killed it again.
This man posed for White House photos. Said "win-win-win for crypto AND consumers!" Then tanked the one bill that could've changed everything because it didn't perfectly protect Coinbase's P&L.
Coinbase is 63% below its 52-week high. The market is bleeding. And the Clarity Act is rotting in Senate purgatory.
Brian Armstrong doesn't want crypto regulation. He wants crypto regulation written for Coinbase.
He's not fighting the banks. He IS the bank. He just doesn't want to admit it.
The CLARITY Act must remain a pro-innovation piece of legislation. Attempts to hijack the legislative process and turn it into an anti-competition bill are shameful.
@ThreshedThought Mike - lots of desperate TW parents wanting to know what is required (temporary water tank, portaloos etc) in order to keep primary schools open. Please can you advise? We're getting no response from SE Water or KCC
@sewateruk So the review takes place in Feb or Mar 2026, ahead of a potential price increase from April 2026 - is that correct? So in this instance, my friend is incorrect on the correspondence they have received?