Alexander C. Kaufman
@kaufman
Seems bad for crypto's long-term prospects that it's becoming a partisan battleground. To those of you in the industry, what's the best way to overcome this? https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2025/05/05/trumps-ties-make-cryptos-democrat-allies-stomp-brakes-on-bills
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
It will pass. Just normal political posturing / dealing. Way less controversial than the market structure bill.
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maks
@maks
$TRUMP was terrible for the crypto industry. It boxes Dems in, how can they support an industry that essentially gives Trump a channel in which he can accept bribes? If Trump actually he cared about crypto he wouldn’t have launched a memecoin.
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samgslastlife
@samgslastlife
Personally I think crypto needs to lobby more with democrats, especially younger ones, not just politicians but voters, to build as cross-partisan a base of support as possible. Honestly coming here was my first exposure to crypto left people and all the ways the mechanics of it work with leftist ideas.
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Tony D’Addeo
@deodad
it matures into a foundational piece of technology like the internet that helps build a more free and better world
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matthewb
@matthewb
dems made it partisan in the first place, didn’t need to be this way. warren et. al went out of their way to try and destroy the industry to protect their friends with entrenched interests. best thing we can do is build things that are useful to many millions of Americans such that these views are unpopular with constituents. more effective messaging w/r/t why crypto rails are useful/important is key as well.
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𒂭_𒂭
@m-j-r.eth
politically, that's an own-goal establishment politicians should obviously support collateralized stablecoins over any bona fide decentralized monetary policy like network tokens. in terms of actually intelligent realpolitik, Democrats should figure out their priorities with digital collectives. there's a lot to be said for any buffer system that ameliorates the pain of housing market or student debt. if they're not dead-set on surveillance-centric, license-centric policy, then next steps should include nonfinancial tokenization (e.g. https://x.com/0x_m_j_r/status/1919392863814570465) I'm surprised by the "all eggs in one basket" ideology, one would think that grassroots politics has overwhelming sway over any reformed "big tent" coalition. so the solution, to me, would involve localist mechanics. wonder how @rokhanna sees this. the "we're moral obstructionists" bit is really stale.
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Booth Templeton
@boothtempleton.eth
Just don’t pay attention. Hope this helps.
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The ChainStories Podcast
@chainstories
Politicizing crypto could create long-term hurdles. It’s crucial to build a bipartisan foundation for regulation that focuses on innovation and user protection.
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