Zack Shapiro
@zackbshapiro
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Managing Partner @rainsllp. Bitcoiner, Cryptolawyer, Head of Policy @btcpolicyorg, ex-@DavisPolk, @YaleLawSch, @WilliamsCollege
Brooklyn, NY
Joined April 2021
Solid work from the @btcpolicyorg intern crew
This Halloween, don't fear the ghosts of fiat... Bitcoin is your exit from a rotting system.
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Labor Day’s over, but let’s be real...the labor never stops. Your inbox doesn’t take a holiday. Neither do the school calendars, client meetings, or the social media algorithms. That’s why the smartest leaders don’t try to “do it all.” They delegate.
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Regulating autonomous blockchain protocols is not a viable solution — it would kill the technology. Autonomous code cannot comply with competing subjective regulatory requirements across the globe without adding intermediaries, thereby defeating the purpose of the tech.
Most talk about on-chain capital markets focuses on speed and cost. But efficiency without fairness won’t work. My new Law360 piece argues that the next phase of crypto market design is about embedding investor protection and accountability into the architecture itself.
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We’re looking for a cracked front end developer that could help make a new BPI research project really shine. Who is the best?
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WATCH: Washington's Crypto Power Grab Explained | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep. 19 🇺🇸 On D.C.'s Bitcoin and crypto strategy: from stablecoins and 'skinny banking', to President Trump's pardon of former Binance CEO CZ, and quantum supremacy threats to Satoshi's coins as a national
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This is perhaps the best advertisement for @AnchorWatch I could imagine
Alan Turing feared losing his savings if Germany invaded Britain, so he used the money to buy two 90 kg silver bars, buried them in the woods, and wrote down the location in code. Later on when he wanted to dig up the silver bars he was unable to break his own coded message and
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MAXINE WATERS ON CZ PARDON: "TRUMP IS DOING MASSIVE FAVORS FOR CRYPTO CRIMINALS WHO HAVE HELPED LINE HIS POCKETS."
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This was more or less the view I had when I worked at @DavisPolkReg. Was indeed very cool!
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🚨 Capitol Hill needs more Bitcoiners! 🚨 Bitcoin Policy Institute has launched our Congressional Fellows Program. If you have ever been interested working on Bitcoin Policy, now is the time to start. Please share this broadly and follow for more updates — it’s crucial we
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Collin Gage (@collingage_ ), Founder and CEO of @ARMRsciences, joins us at the @NYSE, to discuss the pressing issue of synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, which has escalated from a public health crisis to a national security threat in the United States. Collin explains
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Permissioned DeFi is not DeFi.
1/ I've never wavered from the position that DeFi must be permissionless. There can't be "two" DeFis - one "regulated" (gated) & one "unregulated". The beauty of DeFi is its openness, automaticity & intermediary-less-ness. Policy goals must be achieved differently for DeFi.
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This report from @trmlabs describes how members of Chinese security services protected a massive operation laundering billions of dollars worth of stolen #bitcoin, much of that from American victims. As these operations were based in Cambodia, local officials were also
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US, UK and global authorities announce criminal charges, sanctions and a record seizure against Cambodian national Chen Zhi, also known as Vincent, 37, founder and chairman of Prince Holding Group, a...
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Taking this as my excuse to share one of my favorite photos from the @btcpolicyorg summit this year:
I spent today on Capitol Hill meeting with the members of the Senate @BankingGOP and @SenateAgGOP Committees; thank you to their respective Chairmen @SenatorTimScott and @JohnBoozman for hosting me. I also had productive meetings with leading Democratic members, and believe we
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🚨NEW: Republican/industry roundtable just wrapped. Per a source inside the room, the convo was “very chill,” with lots of talk about wanting to come back to the table and work with Gillibrand and other Dems. The room was said to be in general agreement that the legislation
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“Independent expert” hits different when it’s sponsored content. Abby Sharpe has been paid by Bayer to undermine concerns about glyphosate Dr Mughal was paid by the ABA to say Aspartame does not cause cancer Dr Mike was paid over $1,00000 in consulting fees by Abbot Labs.
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💭 “The goal of gold is very similar to bitcoin. It’s the basement trade. Gold is hard money. It’s almost like physical Bitcoin. And, central banks around the world are hoarding gold for the same reason that we’re all hoarding bitcoin, because dollars aren’t gonna get scarcer.” -
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WATCH: 🇺🇸 China's "Gold War", US Adds 127k BTC to Reserve? | Bitcoin Policy Hour Ep. 18 On China's gold accumulation spree and the DOJ crackdown on an offshore "pig butchering" scheme, resulting in the largest US government seizure of BTC (127k BTC) to date. On policy, game
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Delighted to announce the launch of my new podcast, Stablecoin Solutions! Episode 1: GENIUS Act Regulatory Roundtable: From Law to Launch--What You Need to Know In this roundtable chat we discussed the passage of the GENIUS Act and how fully-regulated, 1-to-1 dollar-backed
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The latest headlines and biggest stories in Bitcoin covered in just 10 minutes on The News Block. H/t mentions in this episode include @Matt_Hougan @NeilJacobs @zackbshapiro and more!
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Bitcoin Policy Institute Names Former Sen. Lummis Counsel Conner Brown as Head of Strategy.
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Stoked to have @BitcoinConner officially on board as Head of Strategy at @btcpolicyorg
Today is the start of an Era. This morning is my first day at Bitcoin Policy Institute as Head of Strategy. BPI is the honey badger of policy in DC. We are a small but mighty team of uncompromising advocates pursuing success for both Bitcoin and America. I can’t wait to help
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GM. The announcement goes out at 10am. Washington’s future is ₿right.
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