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Here is my conversation with @jchervinsky, chief legal officer at @variant, previously at the blockchain association and compound. We talk about: - how US govt/regulation works from first principles - how crypto played a role in this election - how legislation could change with the new administration - how to use the DUNA for building protocols Podcast here: intothebytecode.com/47-jake-chervinsky

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Me and @paulframbot down by the schoolyard Please watch/share :) https://x.com/jessewldn/status/1869482665591931109?s=46&t=wQXqvpirzg313128L3-p1A

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DAOs 2.0 https://jessewalden.com/daos-2-0/

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In a paper published today in The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, DEF’s @atuminelli along with @jchervinsky & @dbarabander from @variant take a deep dive into the law on unlicensed money transmitting businesses, 8 U.S.C. § 1960, and argue that, based on an extensive review of the case law and statutory history, control over customer funds is necessary to define an entity as a “money transmitting business” - a business that “transfers funds on behalf of the public.” 🧵👇 https://www.defieducationfund.org/post/def-publishes-new-paper-in-in-the-international-academy-of-financial-crime-litigators

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There is no law more existential for crypto projects than § 1960, which makes it a crime to operate an “unlicensed money transmitting business.” § 1960 is front and center in the Tornado Cash case, where a court held in September that Roman Storm could violate the statute even without control over user funds. Today, @atuminelli, @jchervinsky, and I published the most detailed analysis I’m aware of on how to interpret the statute in The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators. Our core finding: § 1960 requires control, so the Tornado Cash court got it wrong. Check out the article here: https://edit.financialcrimelitigators.org/api/assets/cd682a1c-1cb0-4c99-a491-ac6155f4bdc2.pdf.

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Reporting @dbarabander pre-Thanksgiving thoughts on agents 👇

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Variant had its annual investor meeting on Tuesday. This is the gist of what I told LPs about the last few years and where I hope we're going: https://jessewalden.com/beyond-speculation-and-stablecoins-cryptos-next-phase/

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I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been promoted to General Counsel & Investment Partner @variant! As GC I’ll continue the work I’ve been doing alongside @jchervinsky to help our industry define legal & regulatory strategy, & going deep (code-level) w/ founders on their product ideas. I'm also excited to continue working closely w/ founders as a member of the investment team. If you’re working on something new, I’d love to hear from you!

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first ever ⁦‪@worldcoin‬⁩ hackathon is underway ⁦‪

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World hackathon in NYC tomorrow with @variant Orb will be present for verifications! https://lu.ma/fve645lb

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Had an awesome night @variant's Crypto x AI demo night. Check out what some of the builders are up to below. https://x.com/jphackworth42/status/1852024054829506696

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World x Variant Mini App Hackathon – This Saturday Join us for the first-ever World Mini App Hackathon. Build mini apps that tap into @worldcoin distribution to millions of human wallets! 🔹10 AM - Kickoff & lightning talks from top builders 🔹12 PM - Hackathon time 🔹3 PM - Demos + feedback Get in, create, and make an impact. Limited capacity – registration required! https://lu.ma/fve645lb

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1/ 🚀 Crypto x AI Demo Night – This Wednesday Join us for a night of demos featuring teams pushing boundaries at the intersection of crypto and AI. 📅 Wednesday, 6 PM – demos kick off 💼 Priority for founders & operators building in this space 🤝 Stick around after 7:30 PM to network! https://lu.ma/yf6fq82t

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🧵Exciting week ahead! We are hosting two can’t-miss events for builders 👇

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7.1M verified world IDs we're hosting the first World mini app hackathon in NYC next weekend with @worldcoin join us to hack on new mini apps that leverage World's distribution to millions of human wallets https://lu.ma/fve645lb

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shout out to all the awesome builders who came to our zkAppathon this past weekend we had some amazing talks from folks at aztec, zkp2p, and more we’ll share soon 👀

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1/ As U.S. regulators continue their war on crypto, many founders are thinking about geofencing as a compliance strategy. It can work, but only if it's done right. That’s why @dbarabander and I wrote this Practical Guide to Geofencing: https://blog.variant.fund/newsletter-legal-regulatory-affairs

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if you haven't signed up for the zkAppathon this weekend yet... wyd? apply here: https://lu.ma/5zr51y2o

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If you missed last night's impromptu AMA with @jchervinsky 👇

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we're hosting a 1 day zkAppathon at our HQ in NYC 🗽 🗓️ saturday, september 28th dm me if you want to hangout with the best teams in the industry, learn some new things, & build applications leveraging the latest in ZK 👋

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