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Gerald Gallagher
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Gerald Gallagher
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GC @Sei_Labs // host @CryptoAmerica_ // co-founder @DCDAOxyz // Digital Finance @BrettonWoodsCom // fmr fintech & health vc
- My first Angel investment got acquired for 3x this week six months after wire, and I’m trying to figure out if I’m amazing at this or have no idea what I’m doing and should thank the market
- The SEC & CFTC just issued a joint staff statement on crypto spot markets. For the first time, both agencies confirm: registered exchanges can facilitate trading of spot crypto asset products — including those with margin, leverage, or financing.
- gm, it’s Crypto Week Thank you for your attention to this matter
- Honored to share that I will be serving as co-chair of @BlockchainAssn’s Layer 1s Working Group on behalf of @Sei_Labs alongside @nilminirubin of @hedera. Looking forward to working with my BA member colleagues to foster innovation, build consensus, and advance our goals.1/ Blockchain Association is excited to announce the co-chairs for our newly launched working groups. theblockchainassociation.org/blockchainasso…
- They hired a degen vc lawyer So excited to join @PartyRound as Head of Legal 🎉🎉 I’ve spent last ~ 4 yrs funding co’s, and been diving deep on what structure for founders & funders looks like with orgs like @lex_DAO Also going to keep investing via @redclaycapital. LFG. 🎉
- Thank you @BlockchainAssn for a great day on the Hill and thank you @BoHines for your time. Looking forward to making the US the crypto capital of the world
1/ Our DeFi, self-custody, & tax working groups are on the ground in DC for a day of meetings on the importance of overturning the DeFi-killing broker rule. A markup on @RepMikeCarey's CRA is taking place in the House Ways and Means Committee now. - The future of the crypto industry goes through Washington. As a project building in America and advocating for founders in the ecosystem, @Sei_Labs is well positioned to contribute to the conversation and keep you in the loop on what’s happening in the capital of crypto. I’mAmerica, crypto's moment has arrived. Say hello to Crypto in America, an original podcast powered by @SeiNetwork featuring the industry leaders, policy makers, and experts that are defining the future of crypto in America. Each week, join seasoned crypto journalists
- The SEC just put out guidance on liquid staking, and there's a lot to dig into here. Some think this means LSTs are simply not securities, but there's more nuance than that. For the first time, the agency is saying: build staking right - users stay in control, algorithmic
- Marketing wants me to engage here more but I said no
- The broker dealer rule was a backwards approach to the future of tech. @Sei_Labs was honored to support the @BlockchainAssn as a signatory on this letter1/ It’s time for Congress to repeal the DeFi-killing broker rule, passed in the final days of the Biden administration – here’s what we’re doing about it and why this rule is so harmful. 🧵
- Congratulations to @iampaulgrewal and the rest of the Coinbase legal team. CB is one of the only players in the industry who could adequately fight this fight, unlike many of the less well-resourced projects forced to settle with Gary's SEC over the past 4 years and close theirGreat news! After years of litigation, millions of your taxpayer dollars spent, and irreparable harm done to the country, we reached an agreement with SEC staff to dismiss their litigation against Coinbase. Once approved by the Commission (which we're told to expect next week)
