<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/1598693811252875264","full_text":".@SBF_FTX, we appreciate that you’ve been candid in your discussions about what happened at #FTX. Your willingness to talk to the public will help the company’s customers, investors, and others. To that end, we would welcome your participation in our hearing on the 13th.","username":"RepMaxineWaters","name":"Maxine Waters","date":"Fri Dec 02 15:01:21 +0000 2022","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":1415,"like_count":6846,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
Maxine Waters @RepMaxineWaters
.@SBF_FTX, we appreciate that you’ve been candid in your discussions about what happened at #FTX. Your willingness to talk to the public will help the company’s customers, investors, and others. To that end, we would welcome your participation in our hearing on the 13th.
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/owocki/status/1599877959975772160","full_text":"@RepMaxineWaters@cburniske ","username":"owocki","name":"Ξwocki (🤖,💚)","date":"Mon Dec 05 21:26:44 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FjPohnOUYAEV5ob.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/3frvhfIls8","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":12,"like_count":194,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/AlexanderGrieve/status/1600492078852603916","full_text":"NEW this morning — Rep. @RitchieTorres (D-NY) calls on the Government Accountability Office (@USGAO) to investigate the SEC’s “failure to protect the investing public from the egregious mismanagement and malfeasance of @FTX_Official” ","username":"AlexanderGrieve","name":"Alexander Grieve","date":"Wed Dec 07 14:07:01 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FjYXD0CWAAAVHnV.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/BdT7ZVCM7X","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":179,"like_count":634,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
Alexander Grieve @AlexanderGrieve
NEW this morning — Rep. @RitchieTorres (D-NY) calls on the Government Accountability Office (@USGAO) to investigate the SEC’s “failure to protect the investing public from the egregious mismanagement and malfeasance of @FTX_Official”
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/ToysRUs/status/1598364984127414273","full_text":"We are launching our digital collectibles @ToysRUsNFT on @MagicEden🪄 ","username":"ToysRUs","name":"Toys\"R\"Us","date":"Thu Dec 01 17:14:43 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/Fi6Idy_X0AAvHPf.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/qGrzaQDSix","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":653,"like_count":2541,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
Toys”R”Us @ToysRUs
We are launching our digital collectibles @ToysRUsNFT on @MagicEden🪄
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1600082693127020544","full_text":"Crypto venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (@a16z) has tapped former @CFTC Commissioner @BrianQuintenz to run its policy effort in Washington. He says @a16zcrypto is looking for \"clear rules of the road\" from policymakers.\n\n@jesseahamilton reports\n\n","username":"CoinDesk","name":"CoinDesk","date":"Tue Dec 06 11:00:16 +0000 2022","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":20,"like_count":60,"expanded_url":{"url":"https://trib.al/KS8QMu7","image":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d14d1088-3497-48ae-8169-83c023038916_1200x628.jpeg","title":"A16z Elevates Former US CFTC Commissioner Quintenz to Policy Chief","description":"Brian Quintenz, who served at the agency that’s expected to oversee crypto trading, has dabbled in industry advisory roles since leaving the CFTC last year.","domain":"trib.al"},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
CoinDesk @CoinDesk
Crypto venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (@a16z) has tapped former @CFTC Commissioner @BrianQuintenz to run its policy effort in Washington. He says @a16zcrypto is looking for “clear rules of the road” from policymakers.
@jesseahamilton reports
trib.alA16z Elevates Former US CFTC Commissioner Quintenz to Policy ChiefBrian Quintenz, who served at the agency that’s expected to oversee crypto trading, has dabbled in industry advisory roles since leaving the CFTC last year.
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/AltcoinPsycho/status/1598742302050357248","full_text":"I asked AI how it would destroy the crypto industry if it were assigned the task to do so \n\nPretty coherent and thorough answer, I'm still mindblown by this thing @OpenAI ","username":"AltcoinPsycho","name":"Psycho","date":"Fri Dec 02 18:14:02 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/Fi_foHsUAAATOHa.png","link_url":"https://t.co/9pMzMR2JEj","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":473,"like_count":2696,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
Psycho @AltcoinPsycho
I asked AI how it would destroy the crypto industry if it were assigned the task to do so
Pretty coherent and thorough answer, I’m still mindblown by this thing @OpenAI
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/yogofubi/status/1600561157794062336","full_text":"@BanklessHQ@RyanSAdams@TrustlessState Do zero knowledge proofs actually have anything to do with privacy or is it only about scaling?","username":"yogofubi","name":"yogofubi","date":"Wed Dec 07 18:41:31 +0000 2022","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":0,"like_count":0,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
yogofubi @yogofubi
@BanklessHQ@RyanSAdams@TrustlessState Do zero knowledge proofs actually have anything to do with privacy or is it only about scaling?
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/nextalphaa/status/1600583036176896029","full_text":"@BanklessHQ@RyanSAdams@TrustlessState chatGPT ai is fed with facts up until 2021 😂 ","username":"nextalphaa","name":"nΞxt alpha ⌐🆇-🆇 Ξ8-I.eth 🦇🔊🐬","date":"Wed Dec 07 20:08:27 +0000 2022","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/FjZpyLGXEAUcNFF.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/9yJjcy8Sep","alt_text":null}],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":0,"like_count":4,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
nΞxt alpha ⌐🆇-🆇 Ξ8-I.eth 🦇🔊🐬 @nextalphaa
@BanklessHQ@RyanSAdams@TrustlessState chatGPT ai is fed with facts up until 2021 😂
<div class="tweet" data-attrs="{"url":"https://twitter.com/JimmyRagosa/status/1599712746374713344","full_text":".@eigenlayer will enable \"halal alt-L1s\" for ETH Maxis.","username":"JimmyRagosa","name":"Jimmy Ragosa | Jrag.eth","date":"Mon Dec 05 10:30:14 +0000 2022","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{},"retweet_count":4,"like_count":76,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}”>
Jimmy Ragosa | Jrag.eth @JimmyRagosa
.@eigenlayer will enable “halal alt-L1s” for ETH Maxis.
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