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Motions that Matter

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It’s gratifying to see that my sneering disposition toward crypto isn’t blowing up in my face. Indeed, the entire crypto insanity – – which may well turn out to be the biggest financial wipeout in human history – – is looking awfully sour. David Sacks, the grotesque (but chosen) Crypto Tsar of the U.S. of A., has weaseled his way into the White House on behalf of himself and his billionaire buddies to make even more billions off crypto with such monstrosities as the so-called GENIUS Act.

You can see how much good it’s doing:

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