Privacy is under attack.

shocked and saddened by the news about samourai wallet today.

it is one of the biggest failings of this industry that in 15 years we still didn’t find a way for people to maintain their privacy legally.

PRIVACY IS NORMAL.

lol, the White House transcripts says inaudible instead of “pause”

The only reason crypto has been allowed to exist in the United States is because it is completely transparent and the government can track everything.

Any attempt to bring any sort of meaningful privacy to crypto will be met with an amount of force you cannot imagine.

Nearly always, political reality requires compromise to get anything done.

If you turn your wish list into a draft bill, it likely won't have a chance in Congress.

But sometimes, the compromise isn't worth the cost.

In this Congress, 'nothing' may be better than 'anything.'

You either back Trump, or you back this.

There’s no middle ground.

I don’t make the rules.

Top Meme.

Proof marketplaces create a competitive environment for ZKPs, benefiting consumers via lower costs.

These marketplaces present an economic opportunity for generators, like specialized ZK hardware manufacturers benefiting as supply-side participants.

🔗 messari.io/report/deep-di…

Not to be overly dramatic, but we’re firmly in the “now they fight you” phase

State of @BNBChain Q1 🟨

Key Update:
BNB Smart Chain's ecosystem got off to a hot start in 2024.

QoQ Metrics 📊
- Revenue 70% ⬆️
- DeFi TVL 67% ⬆️
- Avg Daily DEX volume 193% ⬆️

Read the full report 🔗
messari.io/report/state-o…

Trump is much less scary to me than the bizarro world Military Junta / B-Team Bolshevik mashup that we currently have running the U.S.

what do you think, guys, should we gut the incentive to reinvest capital into our economy, which has fueled the american engine of prosperity for over a century?

Gary Gensler U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Why haven't you considered your colleague's Safe Harbor Proposal for crypto?

This would protect investors, promote fair, efficient markets and facilitate capital formation.

Do you work for the SEC or Senator Warren?

State of Sui Q4'23 & Q1'24

Key Update:
MystenLabs.sui introduced new execution solution Pilotfish, which distributes work across multiple machines for a validator.

QoQ Metrics 📊
- DEX Volume ⬆️ 397%
- $SUI ⬆️ 132%
- DeFi TVL ⬆️ 272%

Full report: messari.io/report/state-o…

ICOs also allowed for higher circulating supply at launch, less distorted market structure, and ultimately, better capital distribution - thank your local regulator for outlawing them to 'protect the little guy.'

ICOs - Not Just “Good-to-Have,” But Necessary. linkedin.com/pulse/icos-jus…

Tokens are great.

They are way better than equity; investors vastly prefer token rounds to equity rounds despite equity generally offering more rights and protections. They are way more liquid than equity (for smaller projects). Way easier to get leverage on, and so on.

You can

Another killer report on ZK developments and proof marketplaces from seth bloomberg. 👀

Follow him, Kinji Steimetz nikhil and Kunal Goel for ongoing alpha from Messari Research.

(And check out our open analyst roles.)

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