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The FIT21 bill (H.R. 4763) was just passed by the House. I still have to do more research on it but my current sentiment is that it’s a win for crypto.

My understanding of the bill:

  • It will prevent FTX-style robberies by regulating CEXs as brokers.
  • It sets a definition for what a decentralized digital asset is.
  • It makes DeFi, validators/miners out of reach of the SEC or CFTC.
  • It guarantees the right to self-custody.
  • It introduces the concept of investment contracts for digital assets.

I think the biggest changes we can expect from this bill is that some less decentralized blockchains are going to either get rid of some of their tokens supply either by selling or burning them so they aren’t considered a security.

I’m not sure what the implications of the investment contract provision will be. The dems are claiming that it will lead to the collapse of the financial system.

IMO, this bill is the win for:

  • Digital assets that meet the decentralization test
  • The DeFi ecosystem
  • Validators/Miners
  • Self-custody
  • Keeping devs and innovation in the US 🇺🇸

It is a loss for:

  • SBF-style fraudsters
  • Potentially TradeFi although I’m unclear on that one

The bill doesn't mention anything about privacy or mixing technology but it's probably good for those since the right to self-custody is made clear.

The bill: https://rules.house.gov/sites/republicans.rules118.house.gov/files/RCP_H4763_xml%20%28003%29.pdf

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I would not be so quick to celebrate. Remember the "house" is filled with parasites and banker controlled pedophiles and this is most likely a bait and switch.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm interested on different analyses of this bill. They like to sneak shit in this stuff that will be applied to the proles but let the big boys skate. I might do it myself I don't know, I'll reserve judgment for now, but I follow a rule of thumb, always be suspicious of everything the government does, especially when it's widely touted as a win for the people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I hear you, this is my first take based on a cursory reading of the bill. I must say I was skeptical before looking into it but I was surprised to see that the bill seems to insulate DeFi/devs/miners/self-custody from TradeFi regulations which is really the opposite of what the Warren anti-crypto army wanted (by considering everybody a broker).

Also, I saw that Aaron Day is saying it is a bad bill because it would enable CBDC but I'm still waiting for a more detailed analysis from him. Regardless of this bill, I'm not sure we can stop a CBDC launch so we may as well protect what makes crypto crypto then we'll have a fair competition against CBDC.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

If a territory wants to suppress cryptocurrency, it first creates regulations that make suppression possible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm still looking for an in-depth analysis of this bill (which still has to go through the Senate) but in the meantime here is my cynical take on it:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I haven't read the bill, but just based on your summary, it doesn't do anything that encourages me. Mention of privacy rights and the elimination of KYC/AML requirements under certain conditions would be encouraging. For instance, if you're after big drug cartel or organized crime money launderers, you could set some pretty high limits before KYC/AML rules would kick in. That kind of news would be more encouraging. Strengthening privacy is about the only area of crypto legislation that would perk my interest.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

$72 billion LOL, You should look into the insane fraud the state(the biggest criminal mafia there is) is running. They have stolen trillions from the people and have conducted murderous wars that have killed millions and cause unimaginable suffering.

The Pentagon Fails Another Audit – Trillions Missing (https://finagg.com/2023/11/21/the-pentagon-fails-another-audit-trillions-missing/)

Decentralized currency is here to put an end to the tyrannical insane orgy of the psychopaths running this world.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bruh, I only posted a link to a very relevant website. It wasn't an opinion, but if you want an opinion from me, I prefer physical money.

No chance of hacking my physical wallet, unless by chance someone mugs me behind a dumpster or something. And you think I'd tell anyone where I stash my cash?

LOL, carry on though. Crypto to me is about a cesspool of confusion, hackery and jankery.

Hey, you responded to the link I posted as if it was an opinion. The link isn't an opinion, it's a site that documents actual facts.

But you seemed to want an opinion. Welp, there ya go.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

All those examples are just scams carried out by scammers in the name of crypto. It is mostly just clowns hitching onto the "crypto" hype, and since most like you, are clueless what cryptocurrency is they fall for obvious stupidity and get scammed. The pattern I have seen with people like you that have become angry at "crypto" after they have been duped by get rich quick tricks by scammers and lost money. Now they are on a crusade to defame "crypto" knowing zero about it.

Yes, physical money is great, but not the fake money that the state controls. You say it can't be hacked but it has been hacked as most of your value has been stolen from your physical "money"

Real crypto, like Monero is here to fix the state run giant scam known as central banking and fiat currency.

With the amazing technological advancements that we have experienced we would all be wealthy, the state has siphoned off 98% of the value obtained by efficiencies and has left the average person broke.

Of course I am doing fine because I am always ahead of the idiot communists running this trash system, but most people do not know their ass from their elbow and get swindled on all sides. They believe the state is working for them, not realizing the obvious reality that the state is just a banker control mechanism to extract the most value from them.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Well answer me this, why in the holy fuck are there over a thousand ways to exchange currency/goods?

For every additional system added, that just makes the system that much more confusing and more potential points of attack.

I don't trust any of it. Hackers stealing millions of dollars through obscure systems that many people don't even understand?

I thought technology was supposed to make people's lives simpler, not more complicated.

Edit: How TF is your kid gonna purchase a candy bar from the store using crypto without a computer science degree?

Come on now, life shouldn't be so complicated.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I agree, I wish we didn't need crypto at all. The problem is an evil group has taken advantage of us and are using the currency to enslave and dominate.

Crypto is not really that difficult once you understand the fundamentals. You can keep it safe and transact, it becomes second nature.

In a decade children will be carrying around multiple seed wallets in their head.

All you need to know is the difference between holding your own keys and giving custody to someone else. If you hold your own keys then crypto is safer than a bank account.

Start simple, download a real Monero wallet like https://featherwallet.org/ and play around.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So you're expecting the future generation to remember a Windows XP product key worth of information to access their shit?

Last I checked, Bitcoin wallet accounts are actually longer than that. But I'm no crypto genius.

But please tell me more how your offspring will remember more than you...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Stop crying and complaining and man up. You should be working constantly to improve your skills and awareness.

You are crippled by having to remember or write down a few words, please pull your self up, you sound so pathetic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You mean to tell me people still write shit down on paper these days?!

Hah, my old password was... TCXWR2CFTTF999WVF4BJB2VY8

Oh wait, that was my Windows 98 product key..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, people who have not been totally dumbed down can still write important things down.

Windows is proprietary spyware, you should first learn how to use a real OS before even thinking about not being a slave. I can tell you are a helpless slave of habit and deserve everything that is coming your way.

Keep making fun of people who have taken control over their lives. Go grab another booster and pay some taxes to satanic pedophiles.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well fuck me in the left testicle while taking a shit!

I've been running Linux for the past 14 years, thank you very fucking much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

and you still cannot wrap your head around blockchain technology, something is wrong.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Nah, I totally get it. They wanna track and hack anything you spend money on.

https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/

God forbid I privately spend $5 on a fucking joint.

Edit: Why would I want to open my financial account up to a playground of hackers?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is exactly why we use Monero. It is like cash but digital. Unlike the majority of coins it is private by default as your balance and transactions are completely hidden.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Interesting. I might have to keep that in mind for whenever in the distant future.

Allz I know is that I don't even trust the banks to handle accounts properly. The one and only time I ever tried to receive a direct deposit into my account was from the IRS, and my fucking bank rejected the deposit!

I shortly after closed my bank account. That was roughly 9 years ago, I haven't had any banking accounts since. And the senior bank manager couldn't even understand why their computers rejected my tax return deposit.

Edit: Just to be clear, I did end up receiving my tax return, but via paper check, after they charged me a $20 reprocessing fee. And the bank charged me another $20 to close my account. WTF?

So how am I supposed to learn and utilize this new crypto technology stuff, let alone trust any of it, when the existing and long established technology has already failed me, between the IRS and an FDIC insured reputable bank no less?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Crypto is superior to the legacy financial system. The banks operate a patchwork of incompatible systems that is a nightmare to maintain. Blockchain tech is very simple in comparison.

As long as you have an OK internet connection your payments will work. Monero has over 20k nodes running so if one or 100 of them are down it is irrelevant, the network still works.

If you are a smart phone user install cake wallet from the app store, it is very simple and pretty secure. Then post your receiving address here and I will send you some Monero to get you started in practicing using crypto the proper way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's the thing though, my access to the internet is absolutely not guaranteed. My phones don't have SIM cards, I run WiFi only, either at home or on my hotspot tablet, and I think that's probably going to lose service at the end of this month.

Every time I ever do end up getting a SIM card for my phone, they end up saying I haven't been using it and shut it down within a month or two, even though I used it literally every single day.

I don't even trust phone/internet providers because of that shit, because it's a bold faced lie when they tell me I haven't been using my phone. SIM cards are about useless to me because of that shit.

It's probably got something to do with the fact that I won't sign into any Google account and refuse to activate location services, but damn you'd figure they would notice that I make and receive calls every single day.

Sigh 🤷‍♂️