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Post is by: VibinNoodle and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1whwamj/clarity_act_died_in_the_senate_yesterday/ The CLARITY Act cloture vote failed 49-50 in the Senate on Tuesday. Needed 60 to even open floor debate, didn't get it, and by all accounts that's it for market structure legislation in the Senate this year. Zero Democrats crossed over, four Republicans voted no, and Lummis said flat out afterward that if this failed she thinks "we're done" for 2026. The sticking point wasn't the SEC/CFTC framework everyone actually wanted, it was ethics language around officials profiting from crypto ventures. Warren used her floor time before the vote to go after Trump's crypto income directly. Market had mostly priced this in overnight once the odds cratered, but BTC still gave back the rally and is trading back near $76-77K, down from almost $80K earlier in the week. SEC's plan B is already public, Regulation Crypto Assets is open for comment through October 20, so expect the SEC and CFTC to keep doing this by rulemaking instead of statute heading into 2027. On a better note, crypto cards keep expanding. Visа is bringing onchain credit to its stablecoin card lineup, pairing VisаNet settlement data with blockchain lending, and network volume on that side is up nearly 200% year over year. Swissbоrg also announced a partnership with Mаstercard to launch a crypto debit card across 30 countries. Feels like the card side of this industry is one of the few corners that's scaling regardless of what's happening in DC this week. On that note, this is also why I keep an eye on the borrow-instead-of-sell side of things. Nеxо's card runs on a revolving credit line against your crypto rather than a straight spend-down of holdings, so you're not triggering a taxable sale *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

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1) As expected, the room temperature IQ and agenda-driven members of Crypto Twitter are attacking (only) Dems. Yes, some Dems like Elizabeth Warren were never going to seriously consider this bill without massive restrictive changes. People like her weren't the target of any negotiations. Bottom line, the ethics issue was the biggest hurdle and at least 10 Dems were reportedly ready to vote in favor if it was properly addressed. Republicans have been providing cover for Trump and his friends/family, He's even abusing his power to manipulate the stock market to make record-breaking trades to enrich himself and those around him. His people have reportedly made 28,700 stock trades since the beginning of last year, which is more than all of Congress combined during that same time. [https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-trump-stock-trades-congress/](https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-trump-stock-trades-congress/) This bill wouldn't have changed much if anything at all due to loopholes. Trump draining almost $2B from the sector since 2025 only hurt the chances for this bill in the long run. 2) It's worth noting that several Republicans also voted no for various reasons. 3) Also, Republicans were being a bit disingenuous about working the Dems, as reported by PunchBowl news [https://x.com/BrendanPedersen/status/2099994459916112307](https://x.com/BrendanPedersen/status/2099994459916112307) 4) Plus, 17 **bipartisan** state Attorneys General and DC's AG did not like the bill either. [https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/14/bipartisan-group-of-state-attorneys-general-oppose-clarity-act-over-federal-preemption-worry](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/14/bipartisan-group-of-state-attorneys-general-oppose-clarity-act-over-federal-preemption-worry)

Outflow_

Yeah, it's tough. Not going to lie. Feels like a mountain sometime. Appreciate the feed back. You say you think you solved it, but how? It would be with a edge signing device so you would have a smart meter or omnimeter that hashes data SHA-256 with private key before it reaches the cloud. Even then though, you would have to find solutions for that. For example, you would have to cross reference the hashed data with the solar systems API. You could have weather stations too to cross check solar inverter API readings, hashed data from smart meter, weather stations, photodiodes and every piece would have a microcontroller attached to it that cryptographically hashes and cross references proof of electricity. It would have to be bound though. Like you would have to have a ceiling threshold that it couldn't go over based on all those criteria e.g. localize weather data, sunlight (photodiode readings), kW DC capacity factor, etc. Then it could validated of the blockchain as proof of generation that validates the incoming data. It's a hard problem to solve but do you get what we're saying? Let me know what you think. Thanks.

WolfBob808

Thank you as I am familiar with dollar cost averaging but when you say DCA I think of the DC airport.

groundhog5886

And to think we pay these guys a full time salary of pretty good money and then pay their living expenses in DC.

Boring-Video-5316

reddit is not meant to be DC lmao

Otaviano_Silva

[https://www.instagram.com/p/DC2yoDExNEP/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DC2yoDExNEP/)

basilarchia

\> Technically, he can run again… but he can’t be elected. Oh yes he can & will try. For one, the RNC will nominate him. Then, when states object to him being on the ballot, he will just say "the election is being stolen". This time however, having the core part of this shitshow administration already living on military bases, he will seal off washington DC using the full might of the US's military & the million white supremacists on the ICE payroll. He has every intention of staying in office forever this time & Steven Miller is going to try to pull it off. Putin & China won't mind helping either.

skf42005

You truly don’t understand the BTC story. Yes the first phase has been retail adoption and this has 2 main sources. The first are the speculators who just hopped on board as momentum built up. These buyers are basically out of the market at this point and many will pounce back in as it marches on to its all-time high. Then you have the true believers (the HODL’ers). They’re mostly still in and they see the true long term picture of BTC which is and will be as a store of value. As new regulations come in with the Clarity Act and institutions further adopt BTC in their asset allocation models that’s when BTC will sky rocket. If the bozo’s in DC could get their acts together and pass the Clarity act that will be the impetus for the crypto market to get back on track. The rails have been set by the institutions and in time they will be exploiting what they built.

benv

from google AI: Key Milestones in American Electrification * **1880s–1890s (Early Grid):** Urban centers and wealthy districts received early DC and AC lighting grids. * **1908 (10% Adoption):** Roughly 10% of U.S. households were connected to an electric grid. * **1920 (35% Adoption):** Just over a third of American homes had electric power, mostly in cities. * **1930 (70% Adoption):** Seven in ten urban and suburban homes were wired, but rural farms lagged behind badly.

achow101

As someone who has become far too familiar with git's internals that I ever wanted to be, I would not say that it's actually unusual to see a commit signed by someone who did not author it. It's possible to have a workflow where commits are rebased, cherry picked, squashed, etc. where the original author's authorship is preserved, but the maintainer is essentially creating a new commit. If the maintainer has configured their git to sign new commits, then we would see a commit with an Author of one person, and a GPG signature from someone else. We can actually see this behavior in the BIPs repo, for example this commit that has an Author of Jameson Lopp, while it has a Committer of Murch, and a GPG signature from Murch: commit 86dfa19bef154c88a3fa4b2185400837f2d6cad9 gpg: Signature made Tue 14 Apr 2026 07:38:03 AM PDT gpg: using RSA key 35F4ADA623EB9FE3A3BC7EF67BA035CA5B901713 gpg: Good signature from "Murch <murch@murch.one>" [full] gpg: aka "Mark Erhardt <mark@chaincode.com>" [full] gpg: aka "Mark Erhardt <me@markerhardt.de>" [full] gpg: aka "Mark Erhardt <mark.erhardt@gmail.com>" [full] Author: Jameson Lopp <jameson.lopp@gmail.com> AuthorDate: Tue Apr 14 16:36:41 2026 +0200 Commit: Murch <murch@murch.one> CommitDate: Tue Apr 14 07:37:58 2026 -0700 Crucially, commits have metadata about who actually made the commit. We see Author which is different from Commit, and a signature that matches Commit. So what do we see when we look at libngu? Here is a commit from libngu: commit 5cf9c5efd68b8d27f299ec82687e4fbdb432b4c7 gpg: Signature made Thu 29 Sep 2022 06:30:45 AM PDT gpg: using RSA key D9766C79E77B0198D66975BDF0E6CC6AFC16CF7B gpg: Good signature from "Peter Gray (@qbert) <peter@conalgo.com>" [expired] gpg: aka "Peter Gray <peter@ripeapps.com>" [expired] gpg: Note: This key has expired! Primary key fingerprint: A004 C9BC E217 ABE9 341C D81A A2DC D558 C2BE 5D7C Subkey fingerprint: D976 6C79 E77B 0198 D669 75BD F0E6 CC6A FC16 CF7B Author: Switck <69336248+switck@users.noreply.github.com> AuthorDate: Thu Sep 29 09:30:45 2022 -0400 Commit: Switck <69336248+switck@users.noreply.github.com> CommitDate: Thu Sep 29 09:30:45 2022 -0400 As in my BIPs example, the Author does not match the GPG signer. **BUT the GPG signer also does not match the Committer!** That is unusual. If we assume that the Committer and GPG Signer are the same person - and in typical git setups they are - then this suggests that Switck and Peter Gray are the same person. Furthermore, we can also look at the timestamps. In my first example from BIPs, the timestamp for AuthorDate is completely different from CommitDate. But the timestamp of GPG signature is within seconds of the CommitDate. This minor discrepancy is easily explained by someone who has password protected their GPG key, or has it on something like a Yubikey. This suggests that the Author and the Committer are actually separate persons, and the GPG signature was produced by the Committer. But if we look at the timestamps in the libngu commit, we see that they are all almost entirely the same. The AuthorDate, CommitDate, and GPG signature timestamp are all the same. This suggests that all 3 timestamps were produced in the same action, which suggests that the Author, Committer, and GPG signer are all the same person.

CrackerJackJack

This is a tough one because I don’t think you were actually hacked. The problem looks like it was probably self address verification. Your history is full of lookalike addresses. You sent to 0x9b9Ae2db…b44F62, and there’s also 0x9B9A3299…4F62 and 0x9b9A34b3…4F62 in your history. Same first four, same last four. Those got planted by counterfeit USDC contracts using Unicode lookalike characters (eg. ÚSDС, UṢDC, ՍꓢƊС) plus zero-value real-USDC transfers, so each one shows up looking like a legit past payment. You almost certainly copied one of the wrong ones, and the truncated display made it look right. There was no transferFrom, no drainer contract, no approval. You signed it yourself with your own key. Funds ended up at 0x88F8eCbA… on Aug 1. Your only real shot is if that’s an exchange deposit address. Worth reporting fast with the hashes, though it’s almost certainly already through a bridge or mixer. Sorry OP, that’s a really unfortunate situation. It’s sad but **strong reminder to everyone to always check the full address when sending, not the first and last four, and never copy from transaction history.**

paprick_is_the_man

G8bNZABJLB6A1iKyuQdJWXGtgo6UxwQ2DC7gZXWQpump

biggest_guru_in_town

This is not even a terrible crash given past history. Bitcoin has strength. The problem is people are viewing these coins in days and weeks,not months and years time n the market is better than timing the market. That's why you DC and stack sats.

LostnKayak

Nope, you and Ripple in their little DC Truck. Go Clarity! The Cherry on top would be David Schwartz driving it.

Blade_Runner_69

He was supposed to drain the swamp, not create a massive literal swamp in DC, and pay nearly $20million on it! 😅 What a loser!

LukeIsLostAF

0x3e222C3DC56D5D74abD621e4446acEEBaf30841b

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Post is by: PeeOnDusk and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1u4wgb2/lit_lighter_perp_dex_showing_strength/ Lighter Due Diligence: the highest growth ETH L2? Due diligence: Beta on HYPE: Hyperliquid is amazing right now, and I expect them to do well. Perpification of all assets is going way faster that most realized, while tokenization of rwa’s have taken much longer due to the complexity of regulations, cross chain considerations, liquidity concerns, split order books etc. Perps have become the top choice for people to gamble on commodities like gold, silver, oil, and of course stocks and even pre IPO stocks. Volatility is a tailwind for perp dex revenue, and I expect further volatility this summer and rest of the year. Notice I didn’t even mention crypto perps. Even when crypto has low liquidity and mindshare, perp dex’s will still do well as people trade all assets. Lighter is currently much smaller than HYPE. About 2% of both MC and FDV. $LIT alpha: 1. US based: Vlad, the founder of Lighter, has strong connections to both Silicon Valley, DC heavyweights, and NYC tradfi institutions. He has strong connections to Robinhood, and was an early advisor and HS friend to the other Vlad, ceo of RH. RH was an early investor to Lighter, and I expect some collaboration with them in the future, as Vlad mentioned in a few interviews. I expected some integration of the options market form RH may be able to flow through Lighter on chain, or lighter can help RH with the perps in Us market. Vlad is also friends with Mike Selig of the CFTC, and also with David Sacks. Sacks was an early investor in Lighter before divesting and working for the Trump admin. I expect lighter to receive CFTC approval for us perps market and perhaps tokenization way before hyperliquid Ken Griffin, ceo of citadel, personally hired Vlad when he was 19. Citadel looks to be the perfect partner to provide liquidity to lighter. Citadel would make money on spreads. They also would need to buy $LIT token to be included in the liquidity pool as that’s how the tokenomics are set up 3) token buybacks. Lighter is using 100% of the revenue to buy back the $LIT token, and their buybacks is about 150% higher than $HYPE as % of market cap 4) Vlad also has strong relationships with EF, Lubin, and Vitalik, BMNR and tom Lee. Excited to see where these partnerships go. And I wouldn’t be surprised if these orgs invest in lighter as ethereum community is in their lowest sentiment. They need a killer app. Price action looks to look good with higher lows in the last 5 weeks. Some momentum recently with Bankless podcast selling eth and rotating into LIT. Conclusion: I think this is a high risk, high reward play. Not something to ape into with full port, but good 10% allocation MAX to see how well perp DEX’s do with regulatory tailwinds. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

BTCMachineElf

DC over maybe the next three months

PeeOnDusk

lol backed by Peter Thiel and Robinhood. Founder well connected with Vitalik, Tom Lee, Lubin; personally recruited by Ken Griffin at citadel when he was 19; supported by with David Sacks and Mike Selig in DC. See you at $10

SeparateCommon2363

Companies signing 5+ year contracts, record breaking earnings from all DC building and contracting companies. Where are you getting this information ??

Henrik-Powers

If you have enough solar you can run a ASIC and actually get enough to make it worth the effort. At minimum for any of the newer models like a S19 or newer it would need 240V and 13+ amps, if you rewire it so it takes straight DC voltage it will be more efficient but I’m not sure the setup for that but have seen people do it.

KeepingItSFW

They are working on that in DC right now

Bitter_Tea442

ZEC is having a moment this week (and last) with the DC political class because of its recent pump. It will pass.

Confident_Hunter7506

HYPE is leading the way in fee revenue across all major L1’s. Probably the first purpose built blockchain we’ve seen with a real business model. They also have a DC team working with lawmakers to bring it to US users. It’s starting to look like one of the best long term plays

Push-the-Action

Both the blue 🔵 & the red 🔴 are deviously evil and corrupt to the core—ALL of them. Haha the paradigm was built with control in mind—I mean the bipartisan system was literally designed and implemented to 'Divide & CONQUER' the people. But DTJ is far and away the worst of 'em—ever. Dude's an imperialist with no moral compass or filter. He'a an absolute narcissistic egomaniac—in proportions that we've never witnessed and experienced in our leadership before. He single handily turned reality into a 🎪 and all-out 🤡 show. The 'Divided States of Embarrassment' has never been more divisive than we are now. The only way, that I could possibly even ponder genuinely trusting an individual in Washington DC 'playing the game' is if they were dragged there, kicking-n-screaming in opposition to being placed in any position of power 💯😂 Everything is FUBAR and well past 'the point of no return'. All one can do at this point is—love your people, live in the present, look for the good and celebrate the 'little things' by practicing gratitude daily. People that defend and rally behind ANY political figure are either delusional, stupid, or both 💯😂

Scared-Metal9294

Tell me why you're so confident that it will pass? Trust me I want it to pass desperately (I've invested a ton in ETH & BMNR) but it seems like there are so many things that are against it being passed into law. I feel like Big Banks are so powerful and will do anything to stop Clarity Act. CEO's not showing up in DC to work on negotiations, the CEO of the ABA sending out letters to CEO's of Banks telling them to stop Clarity from passing, Democrats (hate Trump) and are sending in crazy amounts of amendments (heard over 100+) before mark-up, Plus the simple fact that the Trump family has made billions on crypto and democrats do not want it passed.

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

NewspaperWrong809

Many mayors in tech cities are voicing support for the clarity act to pass. Lots of Blue cities as they don't want the tech companies who are working on Blockchain and web 3 to leave for other more tech friendly countries. The Democrats in DC have to take notice or the Democrats will continue to lose the support of the tech communities. 

TheresNoSecondBest

They, as all things computer, are indeed running on DC. Joe is definitely Forklift Certified.

KyrPt0

You know. I didn't know that miners run on DC no AC (Joe, forklift buddy, took a miner apart and said they run on DC, I could be wrong). I have always wondered about if it got strait DC would it be cheaper and more efficient.

SmoothShift2277

14 percent know trump or go to the bars trump ppl go to an get the info I bet the demographic would point tk Washington DC as 14 percent winners and if u dig further they go to certain bars  This whole administration is tard fucks

Skiptownes98277

Statistics from investigations by several state Attorney Generals - California, Iowa and Washington DC among others - consistently report fraudulent transactions at crypto ATMs are in excess of 80%. https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.com/amp/US/scammers-notched-333-million-bitcoin-atm-scams-2025/story%3fid=128526877 It's only a matter of time before the retail operations leasing space to them will be included in the lawsuits.

Blindeafmuten

You should watch this [scene ](https://youtu.be/_r6i8Ae0cvo?si=o8DC43Ezn6Mzbeb9) And probably watch the whole movie to understand what it means. I'm paraphrasing... "You invest how you should live, and you live how you should invest"

kawfeeman69

My understanding is that USDT is not looked upon fondly by the admin in DC here ..

willofscott

You must listen to AC/DC a lot! Rock on Metal Rules!

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Post is by: alphabee_9 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1rler9c/coin_has_decent_upside_if_crypto_continues/ Brian Armstrong has been networking heavily in DC to lobby the major banks to adopt stable coins. Trump met privately with him before publicly criticizing banks for blocking pro-crypto legislation. Trump urged lawmakers to pass the GENIUS Act and Clarity Act, arguing banks are protecting record profits and trying to stall crypto-friendly rules. COIN Snapshot: Trading at $209 (up sharply recently, but still \~50%+ off 2025 ATH $445; High-beta crypto play. Valuation: Trailing P/E \~48x (premium). Leaves room for pain if crypto dips. Profitability: Net margin (TTM) 18% (down from 40%+ peaks in 2025). Balance sheet: Strong. $11.6–11.9B Cash. Revenue mix: Diversified. Trading transaction fees 57%. Stablecoin interest 19%. Other services (including staking / custody) 24%. Less reliant on trading fees than before. Stablecoin revenue alone \~$1.35B in 2025. Institutional side: Institutions driving a big chunk of volume (\~80%+ in recent quarters like 81–82% in mid-2025). Long term: Multiple fronts where the adoption of crypto infrastructure goes parabolic. Once the major banks have introduced staking yields, all other players will have to compete and follow. Asset tokenization. Faster settlement, better security and lower costs are a function of efficient capital markets. Decent upside if crypto continues to recover - may be aided by heavy short interest across the sector. Thoughts? \--- For more trade ideas - Alphabee scans thousands of posts on X across the stock and options markets to surface potential opportunities. It focuses on professional traders and reputable accounts, then combines those signals with market data, fundamentals, technical analysis, and sentiment in one view so you don’t need 10 tabs open just to identify the best trade ideas. Link: [Alphabee.io](http://alphabee.io/) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

Optimal-Hand-7741

The timing on these flows is too clean to be anything but a direct feed. Geopolitical events are the ultimate test for these markets because the edge isn't in the public data—it's in the room. Seeing fresh wallets fund and max out positions minutes before the news hits is the cleanest signal we get. These platforms don't solve for insider trading; they just index it. It’s an open-source ledger for shadow intelligence. When you see massive liquidity hitting a low-probability event, you aren't watching a degen play. You're watching someone with a desk in DC hedge their reality.

opinions-only

There's a guy that went on TMZ and basically he did the interview from a loud restaurant in DC because the take next time him were talking about the imminent strikes on Iran and the interviewee was eavesdropping and didn't want to leave to go record the interview lol. So any of those people with loose lips or the eavesdroppers could have went to polymarket.

Ourcrypto_news

Crypto really went from rebel internet money to full blown DC lobbying arc

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RC-5

Side note: Compass Coffee filed Bankruptcy recently and closed a bunch of those DC locations 😛

Top-Care-8946

I am not professional, but according to my own research on reddit and other sites I decided to start trading (buying) from Kraken. I don't know exactly what made me decide like that but I liked their website and also simplicity. They have various options how to buy crypto, like CC and DC and even Direct SEPA Bank payment (I live in EU so it's very important for me). I don't regret my choice because my first purchase went OK. From Kraken it was easy to transfer funds into HW wallet (I use Trezor Safe 3).

4thaccountin5years

Careful with ignorant confidence dipshit. No, there’s still no credible evidence that Lyn Alden was formerly “Michael L. Alden” or any male identity at the FAA (or elsewhere). Her documented FAA history (2009–2021) is as an electrical engineer and later head engineer/system integrator at the William J. Hughes Technical Center’s Cockpit Simulation Facility in New Jersey—consistently under her name, with no records of a prior male name or gender transition. Public bios, including her company’s SEC filings for board roles (e.g., at Bakkt), list her full legal name as Madelyn Alden Schwartzer, a woman born ~1988 with degrees from Penn State (B.S. Electrical Engineering) and Rowan University (M.S. Engineering Management). Searches for “Michael L. Alden” yield unrelated people: e.g., a general engineer at FAA in DC (different role/location), a pilot at Horizon Air, or others in aviation but no ties to her facility, background, or timeline. The rumor persists in old forums (Reddit/Elite Trader) and occasional X speculation (e.g., 2026 posts questioning her voice/appearance), but it’s unsubstantiated gossip, often debunked as appearance-based bias in crypto circles. Focus on her work: She’s a respected macro strategist, Bitcoin advocate, and author—personal rumors don’t change that.

Conscious-Proof-8309

"she" doesnt cop to it because "she" is one of them. Sandra Bullock is a prime example of an invert nobody talks about. Megan Fox came out and said "I'm a man" and meant it, with her gigantic Adam's apple. Gender inversion is everywhere, especially in influencer roles, like so-called Lyn. "She" is one of the many, many people who are scamming people; and the accounts that came to her defense, also ignored her obvious masculinity, are probably in on it, possibly also inverted. The Satanic agenda stretches from DC to Hollywood to Israel to Davos to Bitcoin and everywhere/thing else. Fuck every one of you who thinks Bitcoin matters.

HSuke

It's a good cash back rewards credit card. It has a crypto part, but I don't use that. Gives instant hassle-free cash back rewards within minutes after purchase without needing to manually redeem anything. No subscription or fees. No minimums for redemption. No rotating categories I need to keep track of. No need to manually opt-in for rewards. \- 4% on gas (sometimes bumps up to 10%) \- 3% on restaurants \- 2% on groceries and superstores (e.g. Target, Walmart) \- 1% on everything else, so I'll switch to my backup 2% Citibank DC card

GPThought

the fact that the white house has to explicitly tell banks they shouldnt fear stablecoin yield shows how deep the regulatory capture runs. banks have been lobbying against any competition for decades. CLARITY act is a step in the right direction but lets see if it actually passes or gets watered down to nothing. the banking lobby is one of the most powerful in DC and they are not going to let stablecoins eat their lunch without a fight. either way the direction is clear - crypto regulation is moving toward acceptance not prohibition. just a question of how fast and who benefits.

AcanthisittaAlert827

Three letters, DC… hmmm I can’t remember the last one, oh yea fuckin A. Do that and you will not be scared. Maybe even increase your sats a little as the price drops lower. And in time you too will be once again very, very happy

BroScience2025

The regulatory environment is still uncertain, but it's not aggressively awful like his predecessor was. Sadly, that is just the US for you in general. The powers that be in DC don't really want crypto. They want TradFi with a crypto label slapped on top of it. Nobody wants to do business here who is genuinely interested in decentralized finance. We get utterly annihilated in the perpetuals and derivatives game, and that is unlikely to change no matter who is in the White House.

Acceptable_Deal_4662

DC votes the way it does because of lobbyist. Financial gain biases infected our government openly with citizens United

PirateSKB

Ye it's a tv show. It's basically DC Harley Quinn with an entire comedy (and slightly gorey / adult-themed) show about her life. I just finished season 2, and she crashes a wedding to be with Poison Ivy lol

TacoWallace

This is nothing new, he was notorious in DC for hiring hookers to attend work happy hours in Georgetown. His was also obsessed with finding girls to invite into his boat he parked in the harbor right there. 

aman_chamb

Hey, crypto yields crushing bank rates and sparking DC fights? Spot on—finally competing on real value, not just hype. Tips: - Weigh no FDIC vs. higher APYs; start small. - Diversify stables across audited protocols. - Track tax hits on earnings. - Blend with TradFi for safety net. Yieldseeker automates USDC on BASE as one DeFi option. Stablecoin setup?

AcanthisittaEarly983

BTC, SOL, ETH. DC, hold. That's all. It will go up again, hell we are at 92k now. Don't mess with weird shit coins and don't invest money you can't burn in your back yard right now. It sounds like you broke the "don't mess with weird shit coins" rule and sadly that means losing money most of the time, it's just blind gambling and you'll always convince yourself "it can still go higher" then that turns to "it will pump to last months high again and I'll sell". Nothing but a vicious cycle of losing money. Like others have said, time in the market always beats trying to time the market. 

Environmental_gobrrr

i didn't there were so many of it shame i didn't farm but anyways we still got moons 

YogSothothIsTheKey

Bitcoin's current price response to your prediction: https://youtu.be/FPD5q6DC43M?si=UItcWN05WsWbDv15

erov

Yeah I remember his DC trip posts. Hes someone who was never really political but had his pet project in mind when voting and supporting. Trump schmoozed libertarians and crypto supporters then came out with his own. Got the votes.. mentioned it in some tweets to test the waters and it went no where. He is insulated from the life of everyday Americans but im glad to see he did provide medical center in the middle of nowhere to give some access though I dont know the status of this place now.

MPH2025

Bitcoin, doesn’t care about Washington DC.

skima_jr

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DistillateMedia

Or did we? April 27th-??? DC/Everywhere. World's biggest party.

Crypto-Voice-Pro

I hear you on the 94k resistance—it's been a tough nut to crack, and the order books show a lot of sell pressure sitting right there. ​Regarding the 'Tariff FUD' from last April, it’s a perfect example of how the market is now reacting to DC politics as much as it does to on-chain data. It was a classic shakeout that rewarded anyone with a longer time horizon. ​I think your 82k 'market mean' target is a solid level for a retest. If we do dip below 90k, seeing how we hold at the 82k-85k support will be the real test of this structure. I’m staying neutral for now, but keeping an eye on the DXY—if the dollar keeps cooling, that 150k target for 2027 starts looking very conservative. Are you mostly in BTC, or are you looking at any of the 'tariff-resistant' sectors like DeFi?

scam____likely

Not gonna lie. The absolute first thing I thought of when viewing the graph and the title of this post: “Gettin' robbed, gettin' stoned. Gettin' beat up, broken boned. Getting had, getting took. I tell you folks, it's harder than it looks. It's a long way to the top, if you want to rock 'n' roll!”—AC/DC “High Voltage” album (1975)

EvFishie

Ah yes US only my apologies. One of the more violent western countries definitely doesn't have any wrench attacks going on. Like the one in new York where the guy got tortured for 3 weeks over his crypto wallet. Or the 12 guys in DC that got charged with racketeering having stolen over 280 million in crypto The country where the department of justice themselves have said that there are more than likely dozens of cases like it that have not been reported? That one?

STRYED0R

That's youtube ;) Yea the trecnhes are in DC/TG & CT... Some proper threads here! but the finger is far away from the pulse

Secret_Computer4891

The nice folks over at 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20535 will be happy to help.

GigglyGoggins

Is that DC?

PirateSKB

A Mcdonad's double hamburger actually dropped in price in Colonial Heights (neighboring city to my hometown of Petersburg, VA). Instead of $2.89, it only costs around $2.18 now. They dropped in price in Petersburg too (I dunno about Richmond, Tidewater area, DC area, Shannadoah area, etc though) Gas prices last I checked was around $2.54 / gallon here in my hometown as well, which is amazing tbh

RosieDear

Not sure what you are getting at being as I've been in crowds of 500,000+ in DC protesting Vietnam and you can be sure that the Government felt the pressure. My point is that things are much worse than Vietnam or Watergate now..but we've all be pacified and separated so we don't know how to apply pressure to the Government.

Reasonable_Chicken92

Literally nothing you said counters my point. Fiscal policy for both those random US states you cited is STILL in Washington DC. Which EU body determines fiscal policy for all EU member states? THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN TAX POLICY. Fiscal AND monetary policy are centralized in America, while only monetary policy is centralized in the EU.

SurprisedByItAll

So limit free speech to protect free speech you feel aligns more closely to how you think? The egalitarian Vitalik sounds more like a Marxist democrat law maker in Washington DC afraid of free speech?

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Post is by: Gullible-Tale9114 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1poluhr/fdic_just_dropped_a_framework_for_fdicsupervised/ The FDIC just released a 38-page proposed rule laying out how FDIC-supervised US banks can apply to issue their own payment stablecoins through a subsidiary. This is one of the first big implementation steps after the GENIUS Act that Trump signed back in July. Under this framework, banks would apply to the FDIC, and the FDIC would review things like the institution’s financial condition, management, redemption policies, and overall safety and soundness before approval. It’s a big deal because it pulls stablecoins closer into the regulated banking system (at least for the banks the FDIC supervises under this pathway). Right now most major stablecoins are still issued by crypto-native companies, not banks. The total stablecoin market is already over $300 billion globally and it’s overwhelmingly dollar-pegged. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has also argued stablecoins can help reinforce dollar dominance, which explains why the tone in DC has shifted so much. This is still in the public comment phase, so nothing is final yet. But the direction is clear: regulators are building actual pipes for bank-issued stablecoins. If banks start launching these at scale next year, that’s one of the cleaner bridges between tradfi and crypto we’ve seen. What do you think ... bullish adoption moment, or just more red tape? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

Indianianite

Are you paying attention to what’s happening in DC? We’re not going up in 2026 when Americans healthcare premiums are going up 2-4x. We’re probably fucked for a while boys

Chuckles77459

The voting power at the Federal Reserve is split into two different rooms, depending on what is being decided. Here is the breakdown of the "math" for the two main decision-making bodies: the FOMC (Monetary Policy) and the Board of Governors (Regulation). 1. The FOMC (Interest Rates & QE) The Mission: Setting the Federal Funds Rate (interest rates) and deciding on QE (buying bonds). The Structure: 12 Voters. The Magic Number: You need 7 votes to win a simple majority. • The 7 Governors: All 7 members of the Board (Powell, Bowman, Jefferson, Waller, Miran, Cook, Barr) get a permanent vote. • The NY Fed President: John Williams (New York) gets a permanent vote. • The Rotating 4: Four other regional bank presidents vote on a rotating basis (currently Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, Kansas City). Current "Team Trump" Math: Even with his recent appointees, Trump does not yet control interest rates. • Trump-Aligned (Likely): Bowman, Waller, Miran, Schmid (KC) = 4 Votes. • Independent/Opposition: Powell, Williams, Goolsbee, Cook, Barr, Collins, Musalem, Jefferson = 8 Votes. Result: The "Old Guard" still controls interest rates. This is why you haven't seen an immediate slash in rates to 0% despite the administration's pressure. 2. The Board of Governors (Bank Regulation) The Mission: Writing the rules for banks (capital requirements, mergers, stress tests) and Emergency Lending (13(3) authority). The Structure: 7 Voters (The DC-based Governors only). The Magic Number: You need 4 votes to win. Current "Team Trump" Math: This is where the battle is closest. Trump is dangerously close to seizing control of banking regulation. • The Trump Bloc: Bowman, Waller, Miran = 3 Votes. • The Opposition: Powell, Cook, Barr = 3 Votes. • The Swing Vote: Philip Jefferson. The Strategy: This math explains exactly why the administration is trying to fire Lisa Cook. • If Cook is removed, the Board drops to 6 members. • If Trump appoints a loyalist to replace her, his bloc (Bowman, Waller, Miran, +1 New Guy) hits 4 votes. • Result: With 4 votes, they can override Chair Powell on regulatory matters. They could rewrite bank supervision rules or approve/deny bank mergers without Powell's consent. 3. The "Discount Rate" Loophole There is a unique power that the Board of Governors (the 7) holds over the Regional Banks. While the 12-member FOMC decides the target for the Federal Funds Rate, the 7-member Board has sole authority over the Discount Rate (the rate the Fed charges banks for emergency loans). • Historically, the Discount Rate moves in lockstep with the Funds Rate. • However, if Trump gains a 4-3 majority on the Board of Governors, they could technically lower the Discount Rate independently of the FOMC. This would create a chaotic "dual rate" system, but it is a "nuclear option" available if they get that 4th vote. Yes, this is an AI summary but it helped me understand the possibilities

DepartedQuantity

Since you asked: Total stake: 401,381,721.28 SOL Percentages Germany: 27.07% Netherlands: 18.78% United States: 17.92% United Kingdom: 8.73% Lithuania: 8.72% Other: 18.79% With just the European Countries listed, that is 63% which is just shy of the 4% super majority. Solana's goal is to have 150ms finality. It is physically not possible for the network to gossip across the world quick enough given that ping times around are higher than that. Even if you were to remove the round trip from the ping time to gossip, you still don't have enough time + overhead + loss to finalize consensus. Which means the network is going to rely on DCs being physically co-located to reach finality. Anatoly Yakovenko has even stated that they want to rely on Starlink to reach consensus because of ping times, which is even more hilarious from a centralization standpoint. Your point about Base going down is supporting my issue about performance chains being centralized. Base is not Ethereum. Base is an L2 operating on Ethereum L1. If Base goes down or stops finalizing, I can always escape-hatch back to Ethereum to recover my funds. You cannot do that with Solana. Also, AWS does not mean data centers (DCs). AWS operates inside DCs, just like Solana nodes operate inside DCs. Fun fact, Solana has been mostly banned from AWS which is why it didn't go down during the AWS outage, however that doesn't mean it's immune from a DC censoring it or cutting them off from the outside world. That is the counterparty risk.

horseydeucey

If you know DC's average political bent, you'll immediately see why members of the DC subreddit wouldn't be too warm with this idea after reading this passage: > Last fall, then-candidate Donald Trump visited the New York PubKey, where he paid for a few dozen burgers with Bitcoin. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attended one of the DC location’s pre-launch parties in November. https://washingtonian.com/2025/12/03/a-huge-bitcoin-bar-and-steakhouse-is-opening-in-dc/ Oh yeah, and this new joint is occupying a space that once housed a popular bbq joint. I'm sure there are those who wouldn't forgive any restaurant that takes the space.

never_safe_for_life

Don’t worry, Hoskins is on his way to DC to work with the Trump transition team. Things are about to heat up!! … Wait, it’s been a year and absolutely nothing came of it? It was an obvious lie by a k own liar? Gasp!

Jazzlike_Process8066

The top end DC shoes

Jealous_Principle_81

DCA = Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Airport code for Washington, DC’s primary airport.

Snoo77104

xyz is also pushing for this to change. The recent campaign in DC had them giving out partially eaten donuts to demonstrate what it's like being taxed on it. [https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/policy/jack-dorseys-company-launches-zero-crypto-tax-coffee-campaign](https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/policy/jack-dorseys-company-launches-zero-crypto-tax-coffee-campaign)

YungPeso

Is Anago 0x99aE2DC76c43979E3BcC0ae8d69F1fca077c8888 the Canonical Anago coin?

MrStarrrr

Explain that to the guy that hasn’t thought critically about any decision he’s made since January. For all we know there’s an existing bill waiting to be introduced that would cut all submarine communications cables to isolate BTC nodes in the US to kill crypto or some shit. The kind of absolute madness running through geriatric “brains” in DC.

SilvermoonTLC

Part of what I believe ties to the fraud waste and abuse books written by Senator & Dr Tom Coburn If we can stop the blatant waste in Federal government and have no real hope of slowing municipal, county and state debts the tax burden will eventually crush our future , In 2003 Business week wrote a long article detailing the threatening rise of China and concerns about unequal Tariffs Senator Tom Coburn Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders (2003) The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America (2012) Wastebook 2012 (2013) Wastebook 2013 (2013) Wastebook 2014 (2014) Smashing the DC Monopoly: Using Article V to Restore Freedom (2017)

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made an unexpected visit to the Bitcoin-themed bar Pubkey DC, sparking speculation about the administration's stance on Bitcoin. His appearance was seen as a potential turning point for the cryptocurrency, which has recently experienced a price drop from $125,100 to $82,000. Bessent, known for his crypto-friendly views, has supported cryptocurrency legislation and advocated for the U.S. to become a global hub for digital assets. The visit has been hailed by Bitcoin leaders as a bullish signal despite mixed market sentiment. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Alex45223

Oof, last line of support is around the 30k dollar range. That's tough. Crazy we had no blow off top or anything like it. No retail . Despite all of the positive bitcoin legislation that is passing in DC. Wonder what happens if QE starts up during the bear dump?

Fun-Technology-1371

[Bitcoin bar](https://www.pubkey.bar/home) in NYC now open in DC as well