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[noted]: The Second Circuit has rejected Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal, upholding his conviction and 25-year sentence. The court ruled that whether his investments ultimately paid off is “irrelevant”. Meanwhile, SBF has applied for a presidential pardon.
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Second Circuit rejects Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal
The Second Circuit upholds Bankman-Fried’s conviction and 25-year sentence, leaving few remaining options for the disgraced crypto executiveMolly White (Citation Needed)
My work tracking cryptocurrency and AI industry political spending has only underscored the importance of getting big money out of politics. I recently talked to Tiffany Muller, President of End Citizens United, about what it would take to do that, and how we’re closer than you might think.
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=oZAhNJbsPc…
Transcript: citationneeded.news/end-citize…
#cryptocurrency #crypto #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CitizensUnited #USpol #USpolitics
End Citizens United’s Tiffany Muller on fighting big money in politics
Tiffany Muller talks to me about what Citizens United enabled, how crypto and AI fit into the bigger picture of money in politics, and what it would actually take to fix this broken system.Molly White (Citation Needed)
Most voters have no idea any of this is happening. These PACs run ads about jobs and immigration — never mentioning crypto or AI. 73% of voters disapprove of officials having crypto business ties, but 55% didn't even know Trump is personally involved in the industry (per CoinDesk).
But when voters do find out, the spending can backfire. In Illinois, candidates who called out the crypto money against them won their primaries despite being vastly outspent. Transparency is the only counter to this.
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Crypto and AI companies have also poured $7 billion+ into Trump directly. Afterwards, 21+ SEC cases/investigations against crypto companies were dropped, regulators did a U-turn on crypto policy, and the industry was invited to write their own rules.
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Quid pro quo | Tech Influence Watch
Companies are reaping the benefits of their contributions to Trump and other politicians.Tech Influence Watch
The crypto industry spent $130 million buying the 2024 elections. Over a dozen pro-crypto Congresspeople were installed, and regulatory destruction followed. Now AI is running the same play, with the same strategists and funders. Following only crypto would be telling half the story.
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I've been running Follow the Crypto since 2024. Today I'm relaunching it as Tech Influence Watch, expanded to cover AI political spending alongside crypto. They’ve spent more than $400 million this election cycle, and now you can follow it in close to real time.
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Here’s the full story behind the Tech Influence Watch launch, including what I found while building it and why it matters now: citationneeded.news/tech-influ…
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I’m launching Tech Influence Watch as AI follows crypto into politics
Most voters don’t know that crypto and AI companies have spent more than $400 million this cycle to buy Congress. Let’s make that spending visible.Molly White (Citation Needed)
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Reminder to everyone: Crypto fights Democracy. Make a choice and stay away from it.
#Crypto #Politics #USA #EU #Europa
Crypto's Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile
"Rep. Green’s defeat proves that anti-crypto hostility carries real electoral consequences..." Congressman Al Green, the incumbent representative for …Gizmodo - Kyle Torpey
Prediction markets are one of the many ways society is crumbling under the pressure to financialize everything — which crypto and NFTs were part of.
I spoke with Jathan Sadowski to dig into how tech companies are harming us to maximize profit.
Listen to the full episode: techwontsave.us/episode/329_pr…
#tech #nft #crypto #sportsbetting #kalshi #polymarket #predictionmarkets
#GeoPol #Security #CryptoCurrencies
For *all* countries, #Crypto is a threat to #NationalSecurity.
For most countries, #FossilFuels like #Oil 🛢️ and #Gas constitute a threat to national security *as well as* the global economy!
Cc @timkmak
e.g. #Hamas:
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and folks in this thread: At the risk of feeding myself to the lions, may I suggest care? Gutmann's views on QC are funny to watch, but prone to misinterpretation (although I have to say, this slide in particular is... refreshingly sober?)
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