Non-partisan, non-profit focused on educating policymakers on how decentralized networks like Solana are the future of the digital economy.
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Alpenglow is live! ⛰️
A transaction becoming final in 150 milliseconds is hard to wrap your head around when so much of finance still runs on business days.
Congrats to @anza_xyz and the entire @solana ecosystem. Time for policy to keep pace!
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SPI filed comments supporting @SECgov’s Reg Crypto proposal, a significant step toward a fit-for-purpose fundraising, disclosure, and transition framework for crypto assets.
Our letter includes targeted recommendations to make the framework work in practice.
Read it here: solanapolicyinstitute.org/le…
Thank you, Patrick.
@patrickjwitt brought his extraordinary dedication and energy to one of Washington’s toughest jobs. Building consensus on crypto market structure was no small task, and his tireless efforts helped advance the debate. We’re grateful for his service and wish him the very best.
🚨NEWS: @patrickjwitt’s detail to the White House Crypto Council has expired, ending his role as the council’s executive director, the White House confirmed in an email to me.
“The White House appreciates his service to the Trump administration and wishes him the best in his future endeavors,” an official said.
Solana Policy Institute retweeted
1/ Crypto is winning in Washington right now.
Last week, the Chairman of the CFTC stood up in New York and told this industry: "Build here."
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The crypto industry has come a long way in Washington. From regulation by enforcement and de-banking to the Genius Act and agencies with the political cover to act.
"I think crypto, as an industry and a technology, is winning right now in Washington." - @KristinSmith
Solana Policy Institute retweeted
"The next is trading those tokens and tokenized U.S. equities onchain. This has probably been one of the most compelling stories on Solana over the last 18 months outside of the United States."
– @millercwl, CEO at @SolanaInstitute at Solana Summit Korea
The crypto industry has come a long way in Washington. From regulation by enforcement and de-banking to the Genius Act and agencies with the political cover to act.
"I think crypto, as an industry and a technology, is winning right now in Washington." - @KristinSmith
1/ "I've said from the beginning that economic opportunity was going to be my north star." – @Sen_Alsobrooks
2/ Listen to @LACaldwellDC's full conversation with @Sen_Alsobrooks from @PuckNews's Power Breakfast, presented by SPI tinyurl.com/5n8uzvbs
Solana Policy Institute retweeted
WAGMI. We have real adults in charge. And they will make a regulatory environment where the good guys survive. Thank you @ChairmanSelig
"This is the moment for crypto rules."
Watch @KristinSmith's @BloombergTV interview here: bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…
Crypto is winning in Washington.
We’re right where we've wanted to be, thanks to @ChairmanSelig and Chairman @SECPaulSAtkins.
Thank you, @scarletfu and @BloombergTV, for having me on.
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.@ChairmanSelig and the @CFTC continue to do the hard work of building clear rules for crypto markets.
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Solana Policy Institute retweeted
A full rulemaking process at the SEC or CFTC takes 18 to 24 months, setting up a big push to get crypto rules finalized before 2028.
@KristinSmith, President of @SolanaInstitute, tells @RemyBlaireNews once people start relying on products like tokenized equities, which can trade all hours of the day, "nobody's going to want to undo those rules."
Solana Policy Institute retweeted
1/ Today is Commissioner @HesterPeirce's last day at the SEC.
She joined the Commission in 2018 and for almost nine years, nobody in government stood up for American developers more consistently.
She leaves behind a deeply American idea: people should be free to build.
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“We come here to get things done.”
Thank you to @Sen_Alsobrooks for joining SPI at Crypto Mornings with @PuckNews and sharing why you remain committed to working across the aisle to advance market structure legislation.
Thank you @SteveDaines, @SenLummis, @berniemoreno and @SenatorTimScott for introducing the ADAPT Act. We look forward to working with Congress on tax rules that support everyday use of digital assets and advance U.S. innovation.
Solana Policy Institute retweeted
The SEC's innovation exemption for tokenized securities is huge for the industry.
@KristinSmith, President of @SolanaInstitute, tells @RemyBlaireNews chains like Solana can integrate with the existing financial system to make issuing and trading securities cheaper and faster.
Merit over money. Thank you, @SECPaulSAtkins, for putting knowledge-based accreditation on the table.
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At Solana Summit DC, @AlliumLabs’ @ethanyish breaks down how Solana is serving two sides of the market:
Institutions are using Solana for issuance. Retail is using it for trading.
Low fees + high throughput + global reach. @solana's infrastructure enables it all.