Cleve Mesidor

@cmesi

Washington, DC

Joined October 2008

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Cleve Mesidor@cmesi · Jun 25

🗞️ My latest @ForbesCrypto article makes the case that policy debates about risk in crypto do not have to be feared as covert attempts to undermine or derail industry. I highlight early crypto footprint of @jaredpolis @StaceyPlaskett & Obama Admin. forbes.com/sites/digital-…

cmesi's tweet image. 🗞️ My latest @ForbesCrypto article makes the case that policy debates about risk in crypto do not have to be feared as covert attempts to undermine or derail industry. I highlight early crypto footprint of @jaredpolis @StaceyPlaskett &amp; Obama Admin.

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Now Media@nowmedia · Jul 23

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 ↓

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Blockchain Foundation@TheBlockFound · 9 h

Blockchain Foundation is excited to partner with W.K. Kellogg Foundation, @prosperitynow, Intersect to launch a first-of-its-kind study on how CDFIs & MDIs in rural & urban neighborhoods are examining digital assets risk & readiness. Read: prosperitynow.org/news-and-insig… #DeFi #Crypto

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Blockchain Foundation@TheBlockFound · Jul 24

Blockchain Foundation partnered with Intersect today on a substantive Crypto Staff Briefing featuring @RepShriThanedar. Thank you to our panelists: @hedera @nilminirubin @betsabemk | @BlockchainAssn Jessica Martinez | @andrerserrano @Stacks | @EstuardoDC @marisacalderon @cmesi.

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Cleve Mesidor@cmesi · Jul 21

💔 Rest in Love Malcolm Jamal Warner

EESSENCE@Essence · Jul 21

We’re heartbroken to report the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner at the age of 54 from an apparent drowning. A generation grew up with Warner as Theodore “Theo” Huxtable. His portrayal helped redefine Black boyhood on screen, offering humor, vulnerability, and depth across eight…

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HederaInform ($HBAR)@HederaInform · Jul 18

JUST IN: @Hedera’s CFO Betsabe Botaitis & Chief Policy Officer Nilmini Rubin (@NilminiRubin) will speak at a Congressional crypto briefing on July 23 🇺🇸 Hosted by Intersect Public Affairs & Blockchain Foundation (@TheBlockFound), the event brings Web3 leaders to Capitol Hill.…

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Cleve Mesidor@cmesi · Jul 19

#CRYPTOWEEK ENDS WITH A BANG 🔥 Stablecoin bill is now law. Celebrated at reception hosted by Coinbase & Circle at The Ned yesterday. Great milestone for industry! Special congrats to @circle Team: @jerallaire, @ddisparte, Ashley N. Scott, and @AlexAllaire2 🔥

cmesi's tweet image. #CRYPTOWEEK ENDS WITH A BANG 🔥

Stablecoin bill is now law. Celebrated at reception hosted by Coinbase &amp; Circle at The Ned yesterday.

Great milestone for industry! Special congrats to @circle Team: @jerallaire, @ddisparte, Ashley N. Scott, and @AlexAllaire2 🔥

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Cleve Mesidor@cmesi · Jul 18

#CRYPTOWEEK 🍾 Significant moment today, as stablecoin legislation finally passes & will be signed into law tomorrow. Toasted the milestone at the @coincenter happy hour with @valkenburgh @nilminirubin @stacey_rolland @jenniferjschulp 🎉

cmesi's tweet image. #CRYPTOWEEK 🍾

Significant moment today, as stablecoin legislation finally passes &amp; will be signed into law tomorrow.

Toasted the milestone at the @coincenter happy hour with @valkenburgh @nilminirubin @stacey_rolland @jenniferjschulp 🎉

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Financial Services GOP@FinancialCmte · Jul 17

The GENIUS Act passed 308-122.

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Financial Services GOP@FinancialCmte · Jul 17

The House is now debating H.R. 3633, the CLARITY Act. live.house.gov

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Cleve Mesidor@cmesi · Jul 16

* CRYPTO WEEK * Enjoyed the “Tokenized in America” reception at the Ned tonight hosted by @BlockchainAssn & @chainlink 🔥 It’s a packed week 🧡

cmesi's tweet image. * CRYPTO WEEK *

Enjoyed the “Tokenized in America” reception at the Ned tonight hosted by @BlockchainAssn &amp; @chainlink 🔥

It’s a packed week 🧡

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Dan Spuller@DanSpuller · Jul 15

📍#CryptoWeek’s main industry event — Tokenized in America — kicked off tonight at The Ned’s Club in Washington, co-hosted by @BlockchainAssn & our member @Chainlink. This special evening spotlighted the future of tokenization in the U.S. 🇺🇸 Thank you to the @Chainlink team —…

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butterscotch Media@butterscotch360 · Jul 14

Curious what's really happening in crypto? Major headlines hit this week. See what our subscribers are getting, plus a peek at the Martha's Vineyard Crypto Policy Forum. 🔗 : buff.ly/KMXte2S

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Cleve Mesidor@cmesi · Jul 12

Enjoying the wedding of Janay Eyo, previously with @ProgressChamber & @USHouseFSC 💒 🎉

cmesi's tweet image. Enjoying the wedding of Janay Eyo, previously with @ProgressChamber &amp; @USHouseFSC 💒 🎉

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Remy Blaire@RemyBlaireNews · Jul 2

Normalizing risk mitigation as part of innovation could be the key to unlocking real bipartisanship in U.S. crypto policy. Check out the segment: fintech.tv/navigating-the… #CleveMesidor #DeFi #CryptoNews #WallStreet #FinancialInclusion

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Remy Blaire@RemyBlaireNews · Jul 2

RETHINKING RISK IN CRYPTO Bridging Policy Gaps and Normalizing DeFi for Broader Access "Decentralized finance has long been the gateway for communities of color into crypto. Yet community banks still lack authority to engage. Why?" — Cleve Mesidor @cmesi

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Cleve Mesidor@cmesi · Jun 28

📢 I’m excited to once again participate in the 3rd Annual Blockchain Braintrust Retreat on Martha’s Vineyard. The Policy Brunch & Founders Conclave are on August 13-15. It is the “first & only” crypto policy forum on the Vineyard. Request Invite: [email protected]

cmesi's tweet image. 📢 I’m excited to once again participate in the 3rd Annual Blockchain Braintrust Retreat on Martha’s Vineyard. The Policy Brunch &amp; Founders Conclave are on August 13-15. It is the “first &amp; only” crypto policy forum on the Vineyard.

Request Invite: Cleve@BlockchainBraintrust.US

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Cleve Mesidor@cmesi · Jun 19

Commemorating Juneteenth 🤎

Cleve Mesidor@cmesi · Jun 19

This week, I had the pleasure of connecting with Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Kura Co-Founder Stephanie Joseph, and Darin Carter at the Coinbase Global Advisory Council cocktail reception at the Four Seasons in DC.

cmesi's tweet image. This week, I had the pleasure of connecting with Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Kura Co-Founder Stephanie Joseph, and Darin Carter at the Coinbase Global Advisory Council cocktail reception at the Four Seasons in DC.

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Cleve Mesidor@cmesi · Jun 19

🗞️ My latest @ForbesCrypto article focuses on leadership of @Sen_Alsobrooks & @SenRubenGallego in bipartisan Senate GENIUS Act vote. I dive into what’s next in the House after President called for a clean bill with “no delays, no add ons” yesterday. Read: forbes.com/sites/digital-…

cmesi's tweet image. 🗞️ My latest @ForbesCrypto article focuses on leadership of @Sen_Alsobrooks &amp; @SenRubenGallego in bipartisan Senate GENIUS Act vote. I dive into what’s next in the House after President called for a clean bill with “no delays, no add ons” yesterday.

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