counsel @AptosLabs / prev. @BitGo @wintermute_t ⚖️ tweeting about law & technology, mostly crypto | my opinions only– not legal or investment advice.

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Wise words from @CFTC Chairman @giancarloCFTC: "countries that don’t safeguard free markets... are ruined... we must champion and defend free market capitalism and the disciplined and independent financial regulation that safeguards it." Read his remarks: bit.ly/2DGeEcf

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big week, time to do it all again markets 🤝 machines
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Storage was built for humans clicking links. Agents don't click. They use data to drive decisions and move value at machine speed. Every access must be verifiable. Shelby is the storage layer built for this. Coordinated on @Aptos
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Self-custody must be protected. The United States was founded on the principle of private property, and the seizure of assets is something we must guard against. At the @CFTC, that means protecting Americans’ ability to hold and control their own digital assets.
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Confidential $APT is now live on @aptos mainnet.
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Aptos Proposal #188: Enable APT for Confidentiality has officially been passed and executed 🔒 Confidential $APT is now available on Aptos mainnet! govscan.live/aptos/proposals…
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NEW 🚨: As part of Project Crypto, the Division of Trading and Markets issued a staff statement providing its views on broker-dealer registration requirements in connection with certain interfaces used to prepare transactions in crypto asset securities. ow.ly/fiGs50YImGn
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The first example listed for the newly defined @SECGov digital commodities is $APT. 🇺🇸
wowww the SEC just classified crypto assets into: DIGITAL COMMODITIES DIGITAL COLLECTIBLES DIGITAL TOOLS STABLECOINS DIGITAL SECURITIES. and explained what each category means. SEC digital commodities include: Aptos (APT); Avalanche (AVAX); Bitcoin (BTC); Bitcoin Cash (BCH); Cardano (ADA); Chainlink (LINK); Dogecoin (DOGE); Ether (ETH); Hedera (HBAR); Litecoin (LTC); Polkadot (DOT); Shiba Inu (SHIB); Solana (SOL); Stellar (XLM); Tezos (XTZ); and XRP (XRP) thedefiant.io/news/regulatio…
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Real adoption requires the right partners!
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Building together with the best @AptosLabs
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We believe privacy isn't about breaking the rules or hiding from responsibility. It’s about safety, respect, and the freedom to participate in the world without looking over your shoulder. It’s the fundamental of human dignity.
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AI is putting new demands on your data layer. We built it! The first verifiable high performance global object storage is now in available to developers in early access. Time to build!! shelby.xyz/article/shelby-ea…
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3 Days. It’s time to transform 💅
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happy mainnet @DecibelTrade 💛🔊
The next great exchange was always going to be onchain. For over a decade, traders have been forced to choose: the speed of a CEX or the transparency of a DEX. Never both. Traders deserved better. We built better. Decibel is LIVE! Welcome to the new sound of trading 🔊
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ICYMI big update on APT tokenomics from Aptos Foundation yesterday ⬇️
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TODAY at 2PM: Chairman @SECPaulSAtkins and @CFTC @ChairmanSelig will be discussing harmonization and their efforts to deliver on President Trump’s promise to make the U.S. the crypto capital of the world. Livestream: youtube.com/live/7jvfkuaV2UI Event details: sec.gov/newsroom/meetings-ev…
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Incredible sight to see on Wall St this morning. Congrats @mikebelshe and @BitGo team!
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Secure. Scalable. Public. @BitGo brings institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure to Wall Street and beyond. $BTGO
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Walking past this tonight felt surreal. So many incredible war stories after years of building with @mikebelshe and so many amazing colleagues at @BitGo. Big day tomorrow!
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🚨JUST IN: The full 278-page bipartisan text that has been the product of months of fraught negotiations between Senate Republicans, Democrats and industry has landed.
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The foundation is built, the team is ready, the global trading engine is accelerating ⚡️
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But this is just the beginning. I look forward to @SECGov considering an innovation exemption to allow innovators to begin transitioning our markets on-chain by harnessing new technologies and business models – without being burdened by cumbersome regulatory requirements.
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