Retweet if you think politicians should fix the fiat system before they try to screw up the crypto system.
In many cases, the bitcoin & crypto industry has more regulation than legacy system.

If I spend fiat, I pay sales tax. If I spend bitcoin, I pay sales tax and capital gains tax.

In NYC (financial capital of world), more licenses needed for crypto company than legacy fintech.
Many of the largest companies in the crypto industry are regulated by 50+ regulators, organizations, and governing bodies.

There is a strong argument that we don’t need more regulation and oversight, but rather we need more efficient and clearer oversight.
One of the big difficulties is that many of the politicians who are advocating for more regulation can’t describe what a blockchain is, how it works, what differentiates various assets, and why these are essential for American economic prosperity in the future.
It is obvious that the legacy system is not working for tens of millions of Americans.

5%+ unemployment.
11M open jobs.
5%+ inflation.
Wealth gap wider than ever.

New system offers hope that we can design something better. Something more inclusive.

Something that works.
If we’re all serious about building a system that is durable, scalable, and effective, than we need participation from all parties.

Politicians can’t do it alone. It is arrogant and ignorant of them to think that.

But the bitcoin and crypto community can’t do it alone either.
This new digital financial system provides an opportunity to drastically fix many of our sins of the past.

We need technologists, entrepreneurs, investors, regulators, politicians, corporations, and individual citizens to work together.

All hands on deck.
The constant labeling of the bitcoin or crypto crowd as criminals and nefarious actors is provably inaccurate.

The labeling of all politicians as out of touch boomers is wrong too.

There are lots of great people who share the ultimate goal of achieving a better system.
America has an opportunity in front of us.

We can embrace this new technology, encourage innovation, create trillions in economic value, and ensure we remain the global leader.

People just need to be willing to work together to accomplish that.
Lastly, the free market has determined that these assets are valuable.

Hundreds of millions of people around the world use these technology products.

The government should work to support the will of the people.

I am optimistic that we will end up in a good place 🙏🏼

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Now Bitcoin miners are in the process of revolutionizing another industry - energy.

Here is how they're doing it 👇 👇 👇
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No one used it for anything.

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MiamiCoin has now generated over $10 million for the City of Miami, all built on top of bitcoin.

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All from private citizens 👇🏼
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That’s nearly $6 million more raised in just the last three weeks … crazy.

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I can’t believe I even have to address this, but here we go.

One of my goals is to help 10,000 people get hired in the bitcoin and crypto industry.

We have helped 100+ people get hired already and figured out a model that works.

Here is more info 👇🏼
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People can come for free to apply. Literally hundreds of thousands of applications have been submitted.

One company hired 30+ people off the job board this year, which is 4% of their workforce.
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We worked with HR teams to build a training program to help educate people.

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These 10 decisions ultimately determine how happy you are and how wealthy you become.

Here they are 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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The first big life decision you’ll face is around education.

Go to college? Skip it? Which school? What to study?

Get this right, you’re off to a good start.
2/ The second big decision is around what industry or market you focus on.

As the saying goes - good team meets bad market, the market wins. Bad team meets good market, the market wins.

Pick correctly here and you’ll have a lifelong tailwind propelling you forward.
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Don't believe me? Read on 👇
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According to Fidelity, 69% of millennials are 100% invested in target date funds in their retirement accounts.
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One of the main reasons that more public companies are not putting bitcoin on their balance sheet is because of the current accounting rules.

We have a chance to ask for those rules to be re-evaluated.

Here is what you can do (takes 3 minutes) 👇🏼
Go to this website and leave a comment.

COMMENT: fafsurveys.org/se/4CA36E925A8…
You can say something as simple as:

"I support the MicroStrategy position. Bitcoin should have Fair Value Accounting."
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