Michael Petricone
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Govt Affairs at CTA. Techno-Optimist. Citizen of DC and Red Sox Nation. All opinions = my own
Washington DC
Joined December 2007
Published the first @a16z Build newsletter ✏️ Every week we’re sharing a list of awesome early-stage founders & teams to build with and open roles at fast-growing startups. Follow here - and let me know if you want to be featured next week! @eriktorenberg @david__booth
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Genesis Mission is the launching pad for an American-led AI future. Wonderful to see so many @CTATech members serve as partners! We all win when government and industry work together to move innovation forward.
Today, @SecretaryWright and @ScienceUnderSec joined me to welcome 24 new Genesis Mission partners, bringing together some of AI’s top players to tackle scientific challenges. This is only the start as we work under @POTUS' leadership to grow the Genesis Mission through further
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Claire Stanley of @acbnational eloquently makes the case for @Waymo in the District: “This renewed sense of independence is why many blind and low-vision Washingtonians are excited about @Waymo’s arrival in D.C. District officials need to provide a legal path for Waymo to remove
"Despite federal laws prohibiting discrimination, rideshare denials are a weekly, if not daily, indignity," writes Claire Stanley of @acbnational. "Blind Washingtonians are frequently left curbside because drivers refuse to transport a service animal."
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Looking forward to this #CES2026
At the CTA Stage in the LVCC Grand Lobby, you can hear @panasonic's Andrea Murphy and CTA’s Katie Reilly dive into how circularity moves from vision to reality, explore battery safety with National Waste and Recycling Foundation’s Michael E. Hoffman, Woodsy Owl and industry
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Our winter release brings the most personalized Speak yet. From a new home experience to adaptive lessons and a first-of-its-kind speaking level, this update makes learning more motivating and tailored to you. A big step toward language learning that’s personal, feedback-driven,
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Healthcare innovation and life-saving tech are being held back by ossified regulatory structures. FDA medical devices regulations form the past undermine the wearable tech and AI health revolution of the present. This is what happens when the 'set-it-and-forget-it' regulatory
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Thank you @SenLummis for your leadership in making America the world’s fintech epicenter 🇺🇸 🚀
Thank you, Wyoming! Serving our state has been the honor of my life. - Cynthia Lummis
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NEWS: @fetiiai mentioned in @AustinStartups article covering largest mobility AI players Alongside @Uber, @lyft, @Waymo, and @Tesla
blog.austinstartups.com
For more than a decade, rideshare was treated as a two-company market. Uber and Lyft defined on-demand transportation, and most innovation…
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Great to see DC leading the way in financial innovation!
Washington, D.C. is leading the charge in Bitcoin payment adoption! We’ve got the highest density of merchants accepting BTC anywhere in the country. 🚀 nice work @BTCDistrict @trey21m @milessuter
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Yesterday we launched prediction markets, today we’re suing 3 states to protect your right to that product, no matter where you live. No one does litigation like @iampaulgrewal and no one fights to democratize finance like Coinbase. 💪
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The US is innovating at an unprecedented rate: There are 62 technology companies in the US reporting net annual profit above $1 billion, by far the most of any country. This is over 4 times more than in the world’s 2nd-largest economy, China, which has 15 such tech firms. In
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Congratulations to @MikeSeligEsq on leading @CFTC. A strong signal the US will lead in financial technologies. Smart, clear rules unlock innovation, attract capital, and keep American markets the most competitive in the world. Let’s go.
Confirmed, 53-43: Confirmation of the en bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S.Res.532.
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At #CES2026 we’re bringing together the leaders who write the rules of the road for innovation: WH OSTP Dir Michael Kratsios; Sen Jacky Rosen; FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, FCC Chair Brendan Carr and many more. 🇺🇸 wins with smart public policies. See you in Vegas!
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I'm a Democrat, but I deeply appreciate what the Admin is doing to push back on Europe's anti-American tech regulation. And it pains me that the Biden Admin whiffed on this. @SecRaimondo tried, but @AmbassadorTai @SenWarren @SenAmyKlobuchar sandbagged her.
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With the Trump Administration reported to be releasing its cyber strategy next month, I make the case in an article posted to @LinkedIn on why the @FCC's U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program should be part of that plan. https://t.co/cv0C9mi2un
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Extraordinary things happening at CTA member @coinbase
A new era of Coinbase is here. I want us to be the #1 financial services app in the world. With our new releases like stock trading and prediction markets, our financial management tools that outperform traditional alternatives, and our crypto as a service offerings, we’re
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Coinbase just launched an Instagram, a Robinhood, an Adyen, a Venmo and a Mastercard today 👀
Coinbase System, updated. → Stocks → Prediction markets → Millions of DEX assets And a whole lot more. The future of finance is on Coinbase.
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Thank you @CarolineDPham for your leadership and advocacy for US financial innovation 🇺🇸 🚀
I’m looking forward to a successful confirmation of Mike Selig as the @CFTC’s next chairman and a smooth transition once he is sworn in. The future is bright. Onward and upward 🚀
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One key thing to understand here is that most long-haul truck drivers aren't Teamsters. Most Teamster drivers are UPS drivers, who aren't in danger of being automated any time soon. My recent post on why Dems shouldn't do Teamsters Deliverism: https://t.co/cKlfuNMr0r
thehill.com
Democrats think they’re bargaining with policy, but many Teamsters are at a different table.
I fully agree with @Teamsters. Self-driving trucks should *always* be supervised by a qualified professional to keep our roads safe. It’s a necessary partnership for America’s highways and economy.
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