richwidmann.eth

Dad. Husband.
Head of Strategy, Web3 @GoogleCloud
Professor at @NorthwesternLaw
Board Member

Former Litigator @SidleyLaw. Opinions my own - not legal advice.

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

Game on.

https://t.co/0KFuyzhITe

[sqd.ai @helloSQD]

SQD has partnered with @GoogleCloud Web3 to power the onchain data behind Google Cloud's blockchain analytics.

Through SQD 360, our enterprise solution, we provide the indexing and pipelines that keep Google Cloud's onchain datasets accurate, complete and fresh. 🧵

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

Every innovation in payments has naturally led to an evolution in the underlying trust model. And the arrival of agentic commerce is now challenging the existing trust frameworks.

What's exciting about the launch today is not that it is just another faucet. At work is a combination of identity, faucet infrastructure, and tokenized money from separate teams for a unified outcome - a proof-of-human gated faucet for stablecoins.

The same primitives are currently being scaled to allow machine-speed commerce with a root of trust. And faucets like this one could be the first port of call for funding your agents wallet.

Congrats to @tether and @selfxyz teams for this innovative partnership.

[Self @selfxyz]

NEWS: The @USAT Mainnet Faucet, built by Self and @GoogleCloud, is live!

Verified humans can claim USA₮, the US Dollar stablecoin issued by @Anchorage and supported by @Tether, on @Celo.

Prove your Self, claim your free USA₮

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

@theSamPadilla I see you’re reading Cormac McCarthy?

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

@Austen I’m only upset that @travisk got to this before me because I figured this out driving over the 360 bridge about 3 years ago.

Work at the office park in the red circle. Live along the shore in the yellow circle.

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

The first of several rejections of OCC charter applications.

Is the regulatory environment more permissive? Yes of course. But if you think you can skate through the OCC process without a board or management with banking experience, compliance credentials then you’re in for a massive waste of time and capital.

[Max Karpis @maxkarpis]

Wise US bank licence application rejected over "longstanding deficiencies" in the fintech's anti-money laundering checks - FT

"Wise US has no historical experience with fiduciary activities, and proposed management and directors failed to demonstrate sufficient experience with the fiduciary activities of national banks," OCC wrote in a letter to Wise.

"The OCC cannot conclude the proposed national trust bank will have an effective [Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism] compliance programme for conducting business in the US until Wise has addressed existing deficiencies".

Wise responded, saying that since the application has been submitted, our processes have been updated and that we plan to apply for a US banking charter.

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

If this is true, where is the job listing?

[Kalshi Crypto @Kalshi_Crypto]

JUST IN: Amazon is hiring a crypto ecosystem lead

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

@RobertDaleSmith This appears to be the pool at the East Bank Club in Chicago

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

@ScottHickle I travel a lot so maybe I’m more sensitive to repetitive choices that compound over hundreds of flights in a given year, but I read this and stopped ordering airplane coffee.

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

@ScottHickle https://t.co/b2Wr692ydy

[1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive]

Continental Congress HAS SIGNED A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE! 

The UNITED STATES are OFFICIALLY INDEPENDENT from BRITAIN.

LIBERTY BELLS ring out throughout Philadelphia; the streets ERUPT IN ECSTASY.

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

Love this re-imagining of America’s founding using Docs, Gmail, Calendar and more from @GoogleWorkspace. Really puts the history in version history :)

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

@powers_chris What good are the principles of decentralization if, when they are breached, the most you'll do is complain in its defense?

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

Oh my goodness, just sue them if they’ve violated their obligations otherwise stop griping.

[jalil @jalilwahdat]

ENS Labs built something significant on the backs of a huge community of enthusiasts that deeply cared about the protocol independent of whether they got paid for their work.

and are now robbing everyone that participated in that. not of money they expect to receive - but of time invested and integrations built.

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

@powers_chris Neither was unilateral control of fundraising capital by a DAO member, yet here we are.

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

@ccatalini @nalin @Google Agree!

[nalin 🇺🇸 @nalin]

Really excited that our team at @Google is supporting this important step. As our payment flows move to stablecoin rails, it's critical that we have an open and neutral option.

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

@RahilBuilds Ito messy but - even if there isn’t an entity or some contract, statements were made, promises (express or implied) were made, and there are plenty of claims at state and federal level here that could be used to hold folks accountable. Again assuming there is real harm here.

[richwidmann.eth @RichJWidmann]

Another exciting milestone in the evolution of stablecoins. With several Google products having 1B+ users, in hundreds of countries, we’re playing our part to ensure stablecoins develop as neutral infrastructure for all.

[Open Standard @openstandard]

Introducing Open USD: a stablecoin built for the internet economy, designed by the businesses growing it.

https://t.co/jqgDRs6mKf

[Star_OKX @star_okx]

The future of capital markets will not be built by crypto alone.

It will require technology, regulation, institutions, and public policy working together.

That is why we are excited about the partnership between ICE and OKX. We have also brought together leaders with deep experience across these fields, including former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, to help navigate this transformation.

The convergence of traditional and digital finance is no longer a theory. It is happening now.

https://t.co/ozT7LwRjsI