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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

Chainbit Royale redefines competitive gaming through decentralization. Players are no longer just users but active participants in the economy. Blockchain technology turns in-game items into real digital assets. NFTs allow true ownership, trading, and monetization of rewards. Power and value are returned directly to the player community. CA: 0xDf9F805487900498cac535A552D099DC4916C6A3 X: @chainbitroyale https://preview.redd.it/0nw8269yybcg1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=298f90346d0cd22e27603afd3bb8bc228db099e6

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

N3333K0

As someone who has been through the federal process, you’re missing the part about the forfeiture of $237,000,000. That has to be paid back - luckily they don’t take it all right away but rest assured, DC will be on your right shoulder until they get it.

HemiSync

I’ve got targeted buys setup every $1k drop to 75k, did the same the last time it dropped into the 70s. if goes below that I might just go all in with any extra fiat. Regardless, that plus my daily DC I will keep hodling for at least ten years.

EfficientMilk7421

Upvoting comment and DC avatar 😁

Java_Best

If you hodl long enough, you’ll never be in the red. Just DC, hodl and trust the process ✔️

indvs3

They're not accounting for the extra power requirement and how unlikely it is that the existing power infrastructure will suffice to sustain such an attack. They could counter that issue by distributing the miners over multiple locations, but that implies extra costs for building multiple DC's, requiring more manpower to maintain them and adding complications in synchronising the attack from multiple locations.

Status_Floor1746

Pig butchering scams have made a lot of waves in DC and Southeadt Asia and the Golden Triangle have been huge bastions of the activity

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Professional_Golf393

AI attempt 😏 https://i.postimg.cc/tRW6yqX6/866DC21D-EED9-4FEF-9281-FC3120A4C9F2.png

Casalkeld

I think an issue for retail is the part of the market we are in. Most believe there will be a bear market at some point. Could have already started, could start in a couple of months, could take a year. No one knows for sure. Personally, I bought in at the top before Trump was elected (was new to the scene and chucked in 20k when in was just over 100k in January thinking it would "go to the moon". It didn't. Instead, I had to sit on the sideline and watch it fall to 75k. If I had been patient, or had DC'ad I would have been up a recent amount. As it is, i only really made my money back. And so I don't want to miss the boat again lol. The opportunity cost plus frustration was to so frustrating. I think that at some point BTC will be back 75k or lower and so i would rather wait patiently for then before i start buying again. Anyone else thinking similar?

CheekiTits

Highway to hell - AC/DC

harvested

Bully, I think the same. Then you have the 60 minutes interview recently. MacroScope17 has also been posting about this. 2. At this point, the strategic BTC reserve -- and specifically the prospect of the US government buying BTC -- seems to have dropped off the radar for most traders. I think that's a mistake. Recent comments by some people deeply connected to DC policy have indicated this remains on the agenda. It will be important to watch how this develops in coming months and into 2026. I've said it before: At this level, BTC's price does not begin to reflect the possibility of sizable buying by DC. Let me share some links: https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1984605093652500646 https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1976419968813289688 https://x.com/MacroScope17/status /1975899263826809337 When you combine with all the LTH selling (over $34bn last month), who is buying that much? It's not ETFs, TCOs (Saylor) etc, not even close.. and I don't think it's plebs.

harvested

Bully, I think the same. Then you have 60 minutes interview recently. MacroScope17 has also been posting about this. 2. At this point, the strategic BTC reserve -- and specifically the prospect of the US government buying BTC -- seems to have dropped off the radar for most traders. I think that's a mistake. Recent comments by some people deeply connected to DC policy have indicated this remains on the agenda. It will be important to watch how this develops in coming months and into 2026. I've said it before: At this level, BTC's price does not begin to reflect the possibility of sizable buying by DC. Let me share some links: https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1984605093652500646 https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1976419968813289688 https://x.com/MacroScope17/status/1975899263826809337 When you combine with all the LTH selling (over $34bn last month), who is buying that much? It's not ETFs, TCOs (Saylor) etc, not even close.. and I don't think it's plebs.

Ko_Ten

Welcome to DC of A.

aminok

DeFi is literally the definition of crypto. It’s peer to peer, decentralized, permissionless. And Warren hates that. She wants everything to go through her and her agencies. You think slapping the word "protection" on authoritarian control makes it noble. That’s the same logic every government in history uses when they want more power. "We’re just protecting people". Yeah, by deciding what people are allowed to do. You really think the government should have the power to decide how we trade, what code we can run, who we can send money to? You think that’s protection? That’s control. That’s how we ended up with lockdowns, mandates, and every other "for your safety" excuse to treat adults like children. You’ve just found a way to justify any kind of oppression as long as it’s wrapped in the right language. Everyone in the actual crypto space warned that Warren’s agenda was poison. She’s not trying to fix crypto, she’s trying to neuter it. And when the Democrats lost and that pressure lifted, look what happened: the industry started breathing again. Banks opened up. Institutions got involved. People stopped being scared of government retribution for building open systems. And don’t act like these bureaucrats don’t have skin in the game. The regulators, the lobbyists, the "consumer protection" offices — they all feed off control. DC has the highest per-capita income in the country for a reason. They live off the machinery of control. DeFi cuts that off. It makes them irrelevant. That’s why they hate it. And no, the bill wasn’t just about "regulating exchanges" If you actually read it, it goes after self-custody, node operators, developers — literally the foundations of crypto. You wouldn’t even be able to run a client under that nonsense. She wants crypto to be something the government can throttle, because that’s where her power comes from. As for KYC, that is literally mass surveillance. It's literally saying people have no right to privacy because some of them might be criminals. This is what surveillance states all over the world have always said to justify criminalizing privacy. Privacy matters, especially in a free society.

aminok

And here we go again. Reddit's far leftists are swarming the cryptocurrency subreddit using typical democrat insults to attack anyone outside of the government who dares to have their own interests not aligned with the public sector unions. The public sector unions are bankrupting the United States and every other advanced western nation with their exorbitant demands and their corrupt influence over the leading the major political parties. The only reason Trump is being attacked is because he doesn't kowtow to them. That's the only reason they hate the Republicans. They're fine with all the warmongering of the Democrats, all the deficits the Democrats run up, the millions of illegal immigrants the Democrats allow in, the blatant corruption of the 1500 pardons that Biden issued to his cronies, the massive poverty industry pimping by Democrat aligned NGOs, the bank bailouts that were facilitated by huge campaign contributions from the big banks, the sweetheart collective bargaining agreements that the public sector unions have had, the fact that Washington DC is now the wealthiest city in the entire country with a per capita GDP vastly exceeding any other city, $264,000 a year. They're okay with all of this insider trading, all this corruption. What they don't like is the fact that the Republicans are not aligned with the dominant party which is the government employees.

Human_Ad8651

We knew it would be a bloodbath and war when he launched his meme coin 2 days before election. At first (3 months) I genuinely believed Congress would stop him. That’s when I realized our entire government was in his back pocket. GOP cheered him on. My plans changed. After that it was guerrilla warfare in the trenches 2025. I did ok but honestly today with him threatening to shell Venezuela, I’ve had enough in the space. I can’t keep getting black swanned anymore by him. By system shocks. By exchange outages. He always been only for himself. My error was believing their were other adults in DC - they’re aren’t any of character to stop him.