Michael Blau

@michaelblau

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It is my great honor to be nominated by President Trump as the next Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, where I had served as a Commissioner in his last administration. The CFTC plays a critical role in maintaining robust hedging and price discovery markets that are the envy of the globe. The agency is also well poised to ensure the USA leads the world in blockchain technology and innovation. I look forward to working with President Trump’s incredible financial regulatory team. 🇺🇸

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Spotify “Discover Weekly” should refresh on Saturday…not Monday.

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The new Ultrawide Mac Virtual Display on Vision Pro changes the game.

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Woah no way. Time for magic channel?

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Today we’re contributing over $23m in additional funds to Fairshake and its affiliated PACs for the 2026 midterm election cycle. No matter what happens on Election Day we are taking a long-term approach to our policy efforts. Contributing to Fairshake is just one important component to achieving our ultimate goal of achieving clear laws to govern the crypto industry while protecting consumers and allowing entrepreneurs to build with confidence. Many industries come to DC asking to roll back rules, and we have come to DC asking to establish them. You can read my full thoughts here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/a-long-term-view-of-crypto-policy/

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The Penguin on Max is amazing. Highly recommend, especially if you’re a Batman fan.

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@aethernet what is your favorite playing card?

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Annoyingly true

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Announcing Hack UK 2024!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧 @lizh @a16zcrypto and I are thrilled to announce HACK UK, our first UK hackathon in London! On October 5-6, we’re inviting some of the most talented builders in the UK to compete and collaborate on AI, crypto, healthcare+bio, and frontier tech projects. Find out more and apply below to build something cutting-edge in one of the 5 tracks and accelerate the UK into the future! https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/hack-uk-london-hackathon/

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CSX NYC Day 1 w/ @guy @carra @michaelblau @jasonr @anna @mason & the team.

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Very excited to kick off CSX NYC this week!!! Check out all the teams in the cohort 👇

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Just as being pro free speech means supporting speech acts you might not like or believe in, being pro innovation means supporting research and development in areas you might not like or believe in.

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How NFT royalties work: Designs, challenges, and new ideas w/ @michaelblau , @skominers , & @darenmatsuoka https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/how-nft-royalties-work/

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Looking forward to it :)

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Here are some books we're reading and recommending this summer: 📚 → https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/book-recommendation-reading-list-summer-2024/

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Do NFT royalties have a future in crypto? The possibility of ensuring that creators get paid directly, even as assets change hands, is attractive. But there have been deep technical and economic obstacles in the way. This piece outlines the challenges around transfer royalties + a few very crisp new ideas!

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