Brian KimJohnson
@bajohns
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NYC. I enjoy learning about programming languages, type systems, distributed systems and mixed drinks. Lately, Bitcoin at Gemini
New York City
Joined July 2008
Today’s approval marks the culmination of a 5-year licensing process and the beginning of a new chapter for @Gemini. We thank @POTUS for ending the Biden Administration’s War on Crypto and Acting Chairman @CarolineDPham for her hard work and dedication to help realize President
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Crypto is moving mainstream. This milestone is more than a headline. It’s proof of years of building, believing, and pushing the industry forward. To every Gemini user and employee who made this possible, thank you. 🧡
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We’ve built a first in class self custody wallet that unlocks DeFi and Web3 for every crypto user across the globe. A fully embedded experience powered by passkeys. Meet the Gemini Wallet.
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Tokenized stocks have arrived. Our customers in the EU can now buy tokenized Strategy (MSTR) on Gemini and take it anywhere onchain. 🇪🇺 We are starting with MSTR and will be rolling out more tokenized stocks and ETFs in the coming days.
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It's an honor to have you as a customer @zooko. Thank you for all you have done for our industry and your pioneering work with @Zcash. This is still the world's most underrated crypto. One day the world will wakeup and figure out what the smartest OGs in the room already have.
.@zooko: “I love @Gemini’s conviction level and their quality and security. Definitely my #1 most trusted exchange.” @tyler and @cameron made the necessary changes to their infrastructure to be able to support shielded ZEC while other exchanges chose not to. Gemini is based.
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what we need is separation of banking from identity
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There is no second best
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Let's end the Biden-era lawfare against software developers and make America a country where builders can build. If you agree, please join me in endorsing this letter.
1/ Today, DEF is pleased to launch a petition calling on the Trump administration to END the lawless prosecution of software developers in the U.S. 🧵 https://t.co/fFMiXlV0Un
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The SEC has dropped its investigation against us. This comes 699 days after the start of their investigation, and 277 days after they sent us a Wells Notice. Gemini has always stood for thoughtful regulation. And we will continue to do so. Amazing awaits!
On Monday, the SEC informed our litigation counsel @JackBaughman27 that it has closed its investigation into @Gemini and will not be pursuing an enforcement action against us. This comes 699 days after the start of their investigation and 277 days after they sent us a Wells
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It’s time to Build!
Just in the last few days: 1) The FBI reversed itself and now says we must all use encrypted messaging apps 2) The BBC and the UK Labour Party say "Dom Cummings is right" 3) Paul Krugman quit 4) Debanking became a national political issue I'm telling you, the timeline split. ⏱️👥
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You do not distrust the U.S. government enough
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Our legal theory was just validated in court. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has found that the Tornado Cash smart contract cannot be sanctioned.
The 5th Cir. Court of Appeals ruling in favor of plaintiffs challenging the prior addition of Tornado Cash smart contracts to sanctions list pursuant to IEEPA is tremendous. Incredible win here. Another blow to the admin state acting without updated and direct congressional
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The moment the US government purchases 1 bitcoin, it will set off a global arms race.
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tl;dr summary of Exhibit B/Operation Chokepoint 2.0 , via Coinbase and @iampaulgrewal: - FDIC (Dallas Regional Office) Letter 1, to a bank: "The letter further states that the FDIC has not yet made certain determinations about that type of activity, and asks that the bank
This is Operation Chokepoint 2.0
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