Rashan A. Colbert
@Rashan
Director, US Policy @crypto_council, @dydx @CoryBooker alum | DC sports fan. You can probably find me reading. Crypto//History//Politics//Art
Greatness. For years, when I worked as a staffer in the Senate, I had this passage printed out and pinned to the wall of my cubicle. Absolutely inspiring.
If you do everything...
Congratulations on the great feature, @DanSpuller - glad to see you getting your well deserved love!
He helped pass major bills like GENIUS Act Believed in Vitalik at 19 Defended crypto against Gary Gensler & FTX fallout This week’s Luminary is shaping the U.S. crypto coalition 🌟 @DanSpuller is building a bipartisan future at @BlockchainAssn Read @mattmedved's feature ↓
Will be buying this book ASAP. @danwwang is an extremely clear thinker generally, and absolutely world class at understanding tech/social change in China and explaining for a western audience.
Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future, out August 26 danwang.co/breakneck/
1/ We’re proud to announce @_jikim as the CEO of CCI.
The U.S. can’t lead on crypto without comprehensive market structure legislation - the time to act is now. CCI is grateful for the leadership of @SenLummis, @SenatorTimScott, @berniemoreno, and @SenatorHagerty and is looking forward to working with them to champion this effort.
#NEW: Building on the success of the CLARITY Act in the House, @SenatorTimScott, @SenLummis, @SenatorHagerty, & Senator Moreno released a discussion draft of digital asset market structure legislation covering issues under @BankingGOP jurisdiction. More: banking.senate.gov/newsroom/major…
1/ There has been a lot of discussion lately about the potential use case of stablecoins for retail payments at merchants. Given every stablecoin transaction is publicly visible today, what does the onchain data show?
Crypto Week may be over, but the momentum hasn’t slowed - @Rashan breaks down what’s next in Washington.
“CRYPTO WEEK” was last week…but that doesn’t mean Washington’s quieting down! In fact, this week might be just as important for the future of digital assets. Here’s what’s coming in crypto policy:
🧵1/ Crypto Week delivered. From the White House to the Hill, it was a watershed moment. It was great to see our industry come together. Moments like these remind me what a privilege it is to represent CCI members and the industry. CCI is grateful to have been part of all this,…
Had fun zooming out for a bit, putting my cryptoeconomist hat on, and thinking about the future prospect of $BTC as a reserve asset. Thanks @dwnews for the opportunity.
WATCH: 🇩🇪 GERMAN STATE-OWNED NEWS REPORTS IF BITCOIN CAN TRULY REPLACE TRADITIONAL STORES OF VALUE! IGNORING BITCOIN IS FUTILE @Rashan, @ccatalini
A question I’ve heard increasingly over the last couple of weeks advocating for the passage of legislation to regulate stablecoins has been: “Won’t this legitimize the industry? And won’t that growth bring systemic risk to the US market?” This is a rational and fair question,…
