Faryar Shirzad 🛡️
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Chief Policy Officer @Coinbase.
Washington, DC
Joined August 2011
A landmark moment as @CommerceGov puts GDP data on the blockchain for the first time in history. Thank you @howardlutnick, for your leadership in modernizing the way we report economic data and for partnering with @coinbase to do it. 1/2
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To their huge credit, the Trump Administration and key Congressional leaders understand this, and the broader national security case for making the US the Crypto Capital of the World. @POTUS @davidsacks47 @SecScottBessent @howardlutnick @SenatorTimScott @SenLummis @SenatorHagerty.
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As the article says: “China’s leadership views [the US embrace of dollar stablecoins] with considerable apprehension—and for good reason. Bank-issued dollar stablecoins present a powerful use case as an infinitely divisible, programmable form of digital money that combines the.
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Important article by @ZongyuanZoeLiu in @ForeignPolicy on why the GENIUS Act was such a strategic national security move by the US, and the threat the emergence of dollar stablecoins poses to the PRC.
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6/ In the months ahead, we’ll see how the Joint Trades respond to the changes that Chair Atkins will put in motion. Understanding the value or blockchain technology is a big step forward, but the real test will be between pushing for incrementalism versus transformational change.
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5/@SECPaulSAtkins understands this. His Project Crypto pushes for a full on-chain market structure—clear rules, tokenized securities, and space for true DeFi. Chair Atkins’ approach is undoubtedly disruptive of the status quo - but that’s exactly what visionary leaders are.
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4/ This bank-first approach misses the bigger picture. Why settle for re-platforming the existing system when we could revolutionize it by embracing decentralization, building features that fit together seamlessly (composability), and creating open access for everyone? These are.
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3/ BUT the report mostly focuses on bringing real-world assets onto the blockchain and improving the current system. It largely overlooks the transformational potential of crypto like BTC and ETH, and the rapidly growing world of decentralized finance (DeFi).
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2/ Its good that GFMA sees DLT as ready for prime time and is calling for regulators to stop preventing banks and other financial institutions from adopting it. We agree.
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1/ The new report by @GFMAnews and the other Joint Trades on DLT in capital markets is a big and important leap forward. It makes a compelling case for how/why tokenization can supercharge efficiency, transparency, and risk management across securities, collateral, and fund.
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I think what happened @krogoff is that you missed how consequential the technology underlying crypto is in democratizing access to finance, and you focused instead on your distaste for the early adopters of digital assets. Even now, you seem to see crypto as a tax evasion and.
Almost a decade ago I was the Harvard economist that said that bitcoin was more likely to be worth $100 than 100k. What did I miss? I was far too optimistic about the US coming to its senses about sensible cryptocurrency regulation; why would policymakers want to facilitate tax.
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RT @faryarshirzad: I’m not sure I understand @GovPritzker. 102 House Dems and 18 Senate Ds voted for the GENIUS Act, and 78 House Ds suppor….
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I’m not sure I understand @GovPritzker. 102 House Dems and 18 Senate Ds voted for the GENIUS Act, and 78 House Ds supported CLARITY, and they did this to support bad bills written by crypto bros? The Democratic Party is making important strides to correct the mistakes of the ‘24.
While Trump lets crypto bros write federal policy, Illinois is implementing common-sense protections for investors and consumers. Today, I've signed into law first-of-their-kind safeguards in the Midwest for cryptocurrency and other digital assets. We won't tolerate fraudsters.
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Congress shouldn't be in the business of passing legislation that takes away consumer choice and the opportunity for the average person to earn returns on their hard earned dollars. Bad policy prevailed on this - in part - in the GENIUS Act. Congress and the Administration should.
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And fourth… let’s play along for a second. If customers really would move $6T away from banks into stablecoins, what does that say about what value consumers feel like they're getting from their banks?.
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Third, the fearmongering ignores actual data. A July 2025 Charles River Associates study found no link between stablecoin growth and deposit outflows at community banks.
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Second, the $6T number wasn't Treasury's. It was submitted - without any evidence - by the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee, which consists of a number of banking industry players.
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