EVP @BlockchainAssn | Co-Founded @Cryptolina in 2013 | Chair @NC_Blockchain | Prev: @DigitalChamber & @NCCommerce | Bitcoin
Washington, DC & Raleigh, NC
Joined July 2014
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A decade ago, in 2016, I went full time in Washington working on crypto policy. Since then, I’ve helped build two national crypto trade associations and worked with quite literally hundreds upon hundreds of companies across seven Congresses, from the 114th to the incoming 120th.
That spans the presidencies of Obama, Trump 1, Biden, and Trump 2, and the SEC chairmanships of Mary Jo White, Jay Clayton, Gary Gensler, and Paul Atkins.
I’ve worked with Republicans and Democrats through all of it. Last night’s results don’t change the need to keep doing that.
Bad actors, and the groups that enable them, will be held accountable. Good actors should have clear rules and room to build.
The show goes on.
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Congratulations to our friend, former Congressman and crypto champion @WileyNickel, on his election as Wake County District Attorney.
Looking forward to his continued leadership.
Congratulations to our friend, former Congressman and crypto champion @WileyNickel, on his election as Wake County District Attorney.
Looking forward to his continued leadership.
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A decade ago, in 2016, I went full time in Washington working on crypto policy. Since then, I’ve helped build two national crypto trade associations and worked with quite literally hundreds upon hundreds of companies across seven Congresses, from the 114th to the incoming 120th.
That spans the presidencies of Obama, Trump 1, Biden, and Trump 2, and the SEC chairmanships of Mary Jo White, Jay Clayton, Gary Gensler, and Paul Atkins.
I’ve worked with Republicans and Democrats through all of it. Last night’s results don’t change the need to keep doing that.
Bad actors, and the groups that enable them, will be held accountable. Good actors should have clear rules and room to build.
The show goes on.
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Join @DanSpuller and BA members @KevWysocki (@Anchorage) and Ashley Scott (@Circle) at DC Fintech Summit today, Nov. 4, as they discuss “Stablecoins & The New Rails of Money.”
The panel will explore stablecoin governance, regulation, and the future of domestic and cross-border payments.
Apply to attend:
dctav.co/fintech-summit
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🔏 The ink isn’t even dry on @ChairmanSelig’s statement, and the Capital Markets Alliance has already sued.
CMA, which includes @Cboe, @Citadel, and Healthy Markets Association, is seeking to vacate the @CFTC’s approvals of single-stock perp futures.
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Today is Election Day. Make your voice heard and vote!
Follow BA’s Election Hub as we track priority races and results as they are called across the country.
Explore the Election Hub:
baelectionhub.com/
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The following statement is attributed to Blockchain Association Executive Vice President of Legal and Government Relations Ashok Pinto (@Advocate4Web3) following the CFTC’s announcement on equity perpetual futures:
Today, equity perps can begin trading for the first time on @CFTC registered exchanges.
This move reflects my commitment to ensuring that America’s markets remain the most innovative, liquid, and well-regulated in the world. Instead of being forced to turn to offshore, unregulated venues to access equity perpetual futures, Americans may now access equity perps on CFTC-regulated markets subject to robust safeguards.
I appreciate the continued partnership of @SECGov and @SECPaulSAtkins as we work to further harmonize our agencies' regulatory initiatives.
🔏 The ink isn’t even dry on @ChairmanSelig’s statement, and the Capital Markets Alliance has already sued.
CMA, which includes @Cboe, @Citadel, and Healthy Markets Association, is seeking to vacate the @CFTC’s approvals of single-stock perp futures.
Dan Spuller retweeted
Hat tip to @ChairmanSelig and @CFTC for putting this popular #financial product under #USA law and #regulation. #perpetualFutures
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Today, the US elects the Congress that’ll decide what comes next for digital asset policy 🇺🇸
As a member of the @BlockchainAssn, we’re watching closely.
Follow the key races on the BA’s new Election Hub.
1/ On November 3, voters will elect the Congress that decides what comes next for digital asset policy.
Today, we're launching the BA 2026 Election Hub to track the races that matter most.
baelectionhub.com/
🗞️New: @CFTC @ChairmanSelig Releases Statement on Equity Perpetual Futures:
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76 days until GENIUS takes effect. Here’s how we see it, and why we think @FraxFinance is one of the most prepared issuers for what’s coming.
First, a reality check. The OCC finalized its rules on Oct 21, but applications haven’t opened yet. No stablecoin is officially “GENIUS-compliant” today, whatever the marketing says. What a stablecoin can do right now is show its work.
Back in March 2025, while GENIUS was still a draft, @samkazemian was on the Hill reading it cover to cover and working with @BlockchainAssn and @DanSpuller on revisions. Some of those edits, he says, made it into the bill’s wording. $frxUSD was built with this exact future in mind. Plenty of issuers are only now reading the rulebook. Sam helped shape it before it was one.
So here’s the work.
frxUSD has a uniquely clean reserve structure. It’s 103.44% backed, almost entirely by tokenized Treasury funds (WisdomTree’s WTGXX, BlackRock’s BUIDL, USTB) plus cash at Erebor.
@DefiLlama independently verifies the full reserves live, onchain and offchain. GENIUS asks for a monthly report. frxUSD’s reserves can be checked any day.
The exits are open. Redeem 1:1 onchain any time, or cash out to a U.S. bank account through FraxNet.
And the compliance plumbing is already built. FraxNet’s identity layer means you verify once and it works across partners, and the frxUSD contract can freeze tokens on a lawful order.
Some requirements only kick in with a license, like the monthly auditor exam and the capital rules. Frax has said it’s applying for a GENIUS license, so the application can go in as soon as the window opens.
Built for GENIUS. Licensed is the next step. Few stablecoins are this ready.
And honestly, we still don’t think most people get what this means once it’s live. From Jan 18, issuing a payment stablecoin in the U.S. takes approval. By July 2028, platforms can only offer approved ones to U.S. users. The ones that make it through become regulated digital dollars that banks, businesses and apps can build on.
Soon your parents will pay with stablecoins. They’ll use the ones that showed their work.
Our take as the Frax Force community, not an official Frax statement. Not a compliance claim, not financial or legal advice.
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Election Day is tomorrow! 🇺🇸
As voters head to the polls, check out BA’s 2026 Election Hub to follow key House and Senate races that could shape the future of digital asset policy.
Explore candidate grades from @StandWithCrypto, polling data, and prediction market odds all in one place. 👇
baelectionhub.com
1/ On November 3, voters will elect the Congress that decides what comes next for digital asset policy.
Today, we're launching the BA 2026 Election Hub to track the races that matter most.
baelectionhub.com/
Dan Spuller retweeted
Our latest launch put every company in the S&P 500 live as dShares™ for eligible US investors to buy with USDC through @circle.
Real shares in custody, rights carried through.
Read more about what Dinari is building for tokenized markets in @BlockchainAssn’s spotlight 👇
1/ BA November Member Spotlight: @DinariGlobal
Dinari is a financial infrastructure company enabling the issuance, distribution and trading of tokenized equities.
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This will be a good one. @nikhileshde of @CoinDesk hosts three @BlockchainAssn members at noon ET today for a 2026 Midterm Preview on tomorrow’s elections and what’s ahead for crypto policy.
@JBSDC / @Paradigm
@RonwHammond / @wintermute_t
@Jessi_inDC / @FireblocksHQ
👇
Join CoinDesk's @nikhileshde alongside @JBSDC, @RonwHammond and @Jessi_inDC for a 2026 Midterm Election Preview on Nov. 2 at 12 PM ET.
Hear what the upcoming elections could mean for the future of crypto policy.
teapawt.net/i/spaces/1NGarobzDQqJj
This will be a good one. @nikhileshde of @CoinDesk hosts three @BlockchainAssn members at noon ET today for a 2026 Midterm Preview on tomorrow’s elections and what’s ahead for crypto policy.
@JBSDC / @Paradigm
@RonwHammond / @wintermute_t
@Jessi_inDC / @FireblocksHQ
👇
Join CoinDesk's @nikhileshde alongside @JBSDC, @RonwHammond and @Jessi_inDC for a 2026 Midterm Election Preview on Nov. 2 at 12 PM ET.
Hear what the upcoming elections could mean for the future of crypto policy.
teapawt.net/i/spaces/1NGarobzDQqJj