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May 19

NEW: The Senate is expected to vote tonight on the massive Genius Act Stablecoin Bill

It could unlock the biggest wave of capital to ever come onchain in crypto’s history

Here’s why it matters 🧵

After a weird stumble, in which even the bill’s Democratic co-sponsor Kirsten Gillibrand voted against it last round, the bill is supposedly back on the tracks to pass with Democratic and Republican support

So what will that mean if it passes?

Stablecoins are just dollars on a blockchain

First, it was crypto companies issuing them, like @Tether_to and $USDT

But then, payment companies like @PayPal came around with $PYUSD

Now Big Banks are trying to figure out how they can get involved

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Zack Guzmán

@zGuz

May 12

New SEC Chair Paul Atkins just gave the most insanely bullish crypto speech in American history

Here's why it was not only a complete 180 from Gensler's disaster, but also reveals how the SEC will achieve @realDonaldTrump's wish to create the Crypto Capital of the World 🧵

Chair Atkins' speech opened the SEC's crypto roundtable and it was important because it was his first chance to really reveal his crypto goals as Chair

Atkins began by admitting the SEC must change course from Gary Gensler's failures:

"It is a new day at the SEC"

Atkins also echoed and endorsed the new approach started by SEC Crypto Task Force head Hester Peirce to create new rules and finally provide clarity for builders

"In order for the US to be the crypto capital of the planet, the Commission must keep pace with innovation"

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Zack Guzmán

@zGuz

Apr 25

Trump and Bernie are surprisingly similar. Both understand that there's a huge swath of Americans that feel abandoned

It’s also why Trump is trading short-term pain on Wall Street if it means fixing Main Street

But there’s an easier solution to solve financial inequality 🧵

Only ~60% of Americans own any stock at all

That means more than a third of the country is completely missing out on building long-term wealth

This isn’t just a stat — it’s the foundation of a financial system that feels closed to most people

That’s why both Trump and Bernie — two politicians on opposite sides of the spectrum — resonate with the same pain

These people don't benefit from the Fed's moves to fix slowing growth, and they certainly don't benefit from increased globalization

But what if they could?

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Zack Guzmán

@zGuz

Apr 4

NEW: As @realDonaldTrump's tariff strategy plays out, it's becoming clearer that crypto will play a leading role

At the same time Trump was in the Rose Garden, a House Committee passed a critical stablecoin bill

I chatted w/ @Tether_to CEO @paoloardoino to uncover the link 🧵

One thing is extremely clear: Trump is taking on China head first

He's using tariffs to bring China to the table as China has increasingly grown its sphere of influence around the world:

Look at the Panama Canal
Look at El Salvador

But China holds nearly $1T in US Debt 🔫

Trump has sought to achieve taking on China while also maintaining a couple things:

- The dollar remaining the chosen reserve currency around the world

- The US government being able to borrow for cheaper than it otherwise would

But what if China isn't there to buy US debt?

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Zack Guzmán

@zGuz

Feb 19

I cannot overstate how bullish the death of the Memecoin Industrial Complex is for crypto

Long-term projects that have actually walked the walk on Web3 have been overshadowed by memecoins for years

Here's why the memecoin washout is net-great for crypto 🧵⬇️

The mainstream has always looked at crypto as a casino with no legitimate use cases. For those in the industry, we know that to be false

But memecoins always got massive coverage because of celebs/insiders promoting launches that (on paper) looked huge

Memecoins aren't good examples of Web3:

- Insider allocations replicate everything crypto hated about Wall Street IPO gatekeeping
- Sniping replicated front-running in TradFi

Most importantly, in Web3 you should be offering ownership in something real (h/t @amandacassatt)

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Zack Guzmán

@zGuz

Jan 23

It’s *usually* illegal for anyone in government to profit from their office, but Trump is capitalizing on a new way to sell influence

If you follow the money, the $TRUMP memecoin looks like a head fake

THIS is the real Trump honeypot you can get in on (but probably shouldn’t)🧵

First, the obvious: As Rob Blagojevich learned, directly auctioning off an office will land you in prison

But what if you were less obvious about it?

Here's my theory on how President Trump is doing it with crypto (which he confirmed by re-tweeting) ⤵️

Trump, Eric, Don Jr., and even Barron are currently overseeing the build out of one of the largest projects in crypto

The DeFi platform, @worldlibertyfi has already raised close to half a billion dollars via a token sale and outside investors — including foreign nationals

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