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The Senate must reject the Clarity Act’s ethics charade Sep 15, 2026

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The supposedly “unprecedented” ethics restrictions exempt Trump’s crypto businesses and leave enforcement to his loyalists. Originally published on September 14, 2026.

Issue 109 – Reg Crypto Aug 31, 2026

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The SEC’s “Reg Crypto” aims to carve out exemptions, the CFTC wields emergency powers to shield prediction markets from state regulators, and a Trump family crypto firm gets a bank charter. Originally published on August 31, 2026.

Issue 108 – In a word, applesauce Aug 12, 2026

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Firms close up shop amid a continued crypto winter, a Trump venture ditches its crypto plans, and the Clarity Act fails to reach a vote before August recess. Originally published on August 11, 2026.

Issue 107 – An unserious offer Jul 23, 2026

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The crypto industry has spent $200 million to get a bill too corrupt for Democrats to pass and a president too corrupt to sign anything that might meaningfully limit his grift. Originally published on July 23, 2026.

Trump’s $1.4 billion crypto disclosure Jul 01, 2026

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The White House insists there’s no conflict of interest as Trump reports $1.4 billion in income from an industry he’s deregulated. Originally published on July 1, 2026.

Issue 106 – A tremendous birthday present Jun 18, 2026

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The crypto industry spent the spring buying primaries, an octagon at the White House, and — they hope — a market-structure bill by the Fourth of July. Originally published on June 18, 2026.

End Citizens United’s Tiffany Muller on fighting big money in politics Jun 10, 2026

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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. Originally published on June 10, 2026.

I’m launching Tech Influence Watch as AI follows crypto into politics Jun 08, 2026

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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. Originally published on June 8, 2026.

Issue 105 – The new boogeyman May 08, 2026

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A crypto billionaire who escaped fraud allegations after investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the Trump family’s crypto projects is now accusing them of fraud. Originally published on May 8, 2026.

No new trial for Sam Bankman-Fried Apr 29, 2026

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The former CEO of FTX has essentially no realistic avenues left to avoid his 25-year prison sentence. Originally published on April 28, 2026.

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