Bob Diamond
@rediamondjr
Atlas Merchant Capital - Co-Founder & CEO
The House vote to clear the GENIUS Act for the President’s signature is a defining moment for the future of money and the internet financial system. It signals strong bipartisan support for responsible innovation and sends a clear message that the U.S. will lead in the regulation…
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When we launched USDC, our goal was to create a trustworthy digital dollar that could serve as foundational infrastructure for the internet economy. Today, with the House passage of the GENIUS Act, that vision is no longer an ambition; it is national policy in the making for all…
It's truly extraordinary to see the US Congress come together in a very strong bi-partisan manner to deliver an enormously significant piece of legislation that will unleash American technology innovation to build the new internet financial system. Tomorrow will make history.
Turns out 1% was much too low! @HypeStrat @HyperliquidX @CNBC @BeckyQuick @andrewrsorkin @JoeSquawk @SquawkCNBC
Quick breakdown of the @HypeStrat x $HSI treasury team (from what I could find)🔎: → Bob Diamond (@rediamondjr) • Chairman of $HSI → Karry Kantor (No X, but on LinkedIn) • Likely a macroeconomic & strategic based role. → Eric Resongren (@EricSRosengren)…
Big announcement today. @dschamis and I are very excited to be partnering with @paradigm on a new $HYPE digital asset strategy atlasmerchantcapital.com/insights/2023/…
We are fundamental driven investors and have looked at many crypto investments - almost all of which we passed on - the only investment we made was Circle 4 years ago. This is the second thing we have done in crypto and we're really excited about it. @matthuang @paradigm…
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IMPORTANT READ BY VERY CREDIBLE AUTHOR
In @TIME - What Critics Get Wrong About the Ivy League - All institutions need constructive feedback, but ideologically driven attacks on schools have lost grounding and risk promoting an age of ignorance time.com/7203960/what-c…
New York City will truly be the global capital of crypto and digital dollars. The capital of capital markets is in for a big transformation in 2025.
BREAKING NEWS: @circle has announced that we are moving our Global HQ to New York City, building out a flagship space on one of the top floors of 1 World Trade Center, an historically important landmark in standing for American global economic leadership. Details below the…
Per Bloomberg: "The US government’s budget deficit hit its highest since the Covid pandemic years in 2024, propelled by increased debt interest costs and higher Social Security and defense spending — which more than offset a boost in tax revenues. The shortfall for the fiscal…
Here is the response from @circle. I went with the word of several trusted sources on this. I apologize for the mistake @ddisparte.
.@circle has not received a Wells notice.
so true!!
Hearing someone say “irregardless” is like nails on a chalkboard
McCain, years ahead of the curve.
Vladimir Putin today explained by John McCain in 2014.
What is it going to take to achieve mass adoption of #cryptocurrencies & @USDC ? Your grandmother has to be able to use a #cryptowallet and crypto has to move away from just #speculation to #utility value. Listen to this pragmatic conversation with @jerallaire CEO of @Circle
More than half of USDC balances are held in EOAs (wallets), versus less than 10% in exchanges. Plus, 75% of wallets hold less than $100 in value. Slowly but surely, we are moving from speculation to utility and towards cheap, fast, global, interoperable & programmable payments.
The chart. Payment stablecoins versus CBDCs
At the #Converge22 conference I watched the #Crypto and #Blockchain industry narrative change from a focus of speculative asset pricing to a discussion of how this industry will fundamentally change the productivity of all global #economies. Listen to this @angietvlau interview!
President Kagame makes a surprise stop to greet residents in Nyabugogo on his drive home from the 4 days of #CitizenOutreach visits.
Circle's position on USDC and the upcoming Ethereum Merge: circle.com/blog/usdc-and-…