Thomas Murphey

Data @ PlayStation. Sports junkie. Enjoy poker, economics, food, and travel.

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@izebel_eth @tomkysar This may be foreshadowing the $btc price chart

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

One month after starting the war in Iran, this is the statement of the President of the United States on Easter Sunday.

These are the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual. Congress has got to act NOW. End this war.

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Notice how quickly all that bullshit about liberating Iranians disappeared, and now it's all about bombing them back to the Stone Age, destroying their bridges and universities, poisoning their air and water, and stealing their oil.

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@ledgerstatus Would love an up only episode to get us through it

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@cobie @Brentsketit @lBattleRhino Please get Light back on

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@RealKidPoker Berri Sweet

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@TaikiMaeda2 Unpack Jordi’s bull trap thesis

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@coinbureau @puckrin @gametheorizing Great episode. @gametheorizing curious how you reconcile your bullishness for worldcoin with your bearishness for projects with large future token unlocks?

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@scott_seiver Toughest NLHU opponents from the online days?

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@Flowslikeosmo All sounds great- but does anyone actually use the thing? TVL has been basically flat at 2m since launch. I agree that the project sounds promising, but the lack of usage is worrisome

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@ilblackdragon @landxfinance

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@hosseeb Would love an episode about viability and pmf of Near ecosystem user owned AI

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@cuntycakes123 Thoughts on Near ecosystem and attempt to be hub for user owned AI?

Toughest HUNL opponents from back in the day?

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@TomDwan @HCLPokerShow @Mister_Keating @stanleytang @ICTMoxie Pretty uninteresting lineup. Why not just give Keating all the money?

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@kamikaz_ETH I thought it was a high school science project?

[PaperImperium @ImperiumPaper]

Poll link. Please vote YES https://t.co/GHv2XpxB7R

[Keith A. Grossman @KeithGrossman]

First and foremost, I am 100% biased. I love crypto.

And, while crypto may not be an issue for everyone in this upcoming election it is definitely an issue for some and the constituency it attracts is very real and larger than one might expect.

Back in March, @paradigm published a fascinating Public Opinion Poll, which you can access here: https://t.co/hebD3r7m9k

It is actually quite an interesting study and worth reading, IMO.

Four insights from the study worth surfacing are: 

1.) Crypto is the best option for those left behind by traditional financial institutions. In a world where 69% of Americans are dissatisfied with the current financial system, folks are turning to other options where they have the power — instead of big banks.

2.) Crypto owners are a much bigger segment of the electorate than is often appreciated among policymakers. A fifth of the country is not a niche subgroup.

3.) Ownership of crypto is even higher among communities of color and among the young. 40% of men 18-54 have bought crypto. 33% of African Americans and 32% of Hispanics currently own, have traded, or used cryptocurrency in 2024, compared to 20% and 22% from last year. 

4.) Notably, crypto ownership is greatest among college graduates, with 26% owning crypto.

Why am I posting about this now? Simple. 

Earlier this week, at an event at Mar-a-Lago, former US President, Donald Trump, made it a wedge issue for voters who care about the topic. Video via @BitcoinMagazine:

https://t.co/kkL3MoAMD0

And, yesterday, @politico published an article titled, Crypto is Trump's new weapon against Biden.

https://t.co/ndgF7hPRhr

FWIW, Trump also announced he would accept Presidential campaign donations via crypto. (@TheBlock__)

https://t.co/hkggkRmFVy

But this is not an irrelevant issue based upon a throwaway comment from Trump.

The advocacy group, @standwithcrypto, already has 440,000 members with the goal of reaching 1 million by the US election and on Friday, @Reuters published a piece titled, Crypto group with 440,000 members launches PAC to target House, Senate elections.

https://t.co/bky8Y5yGFv

Still don't believe this is a real issue?

Well, yesterday, @mcuban posted the following on X that has already had over 2.4M views and has been picked up by many publications: 

@mcuban: If @joebiden loses, there is a good chance you will be able to thank @GaryGensler and the @NewYork_SEC

Crypto is a mainstay with younger and independent voters. Gensler HAS NOT PROTECTED A SINGLE INVESTOR AGAINST FRAUD 

All he has done is make it nearly impossible for legitimate crypto companies to operate, killing who knows how many businesses and ruining who knows how many entrepreneurs. 

This is also a warning to Congress. Crypto voters will be heard this election. You could solve this problem for Biden by passing legislation that defines registration that is specific to the crypto industry just as other industries have registration that is defined for them 

Or you could do the better option and assign all crypto to be regulated by the @CFTC

They actually know what they are doing
@ericswalwell @SenSchumer

https://t.co/t54SWDHNOd

When I was the President of @TIME, @decryptmedia published a piece titled, TIME President on NFT Haters: ‘I Don’t Understand the Politicizing of a Technology’

https://t.co/NBcEYNblZF

This is something I stand by today.

We all know that any technology can be used for both good and bad. Thus, in an ideal world, crypto should NOT be a wedge issue for this year’s US election. What is really needed is not division but rather a clear regulatory framework that is NOT politicized.

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@MollyJZuckerman All the Dems have to do is to let crypto be. Don’t have to encourage it, don’t have to support it, just let it be. But instead they have to attack it. It’s on them if that strategy loses them votes

[Thomas Murphey @thomas_murphey]

@VentureCoinist Are there any interesting apps on Near? Or anything interesting coming aside from a vague "AI" hand wave?

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@jvb_xyz @1000xPod @landxfinance