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What's going on, guys? It is Wednesday, May 22nd, and today we are continuing our big, crazy

crypto political week. Before we get into that, however, if you are enjoying the breakdown, please

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All right, friends, today we are continuing our beat-by-beat moment-by-moment coverage of all of the quick-changing realities in Washington, D.C. when it comes to crypto. And to be honest, even though

you'll hear a bunch of interesting things, today is kind of the quiet day, because later today

we have the vote on the Fit 21 Act, which will shape a lot of what

comes next. But we kick off today with an announcement from the Trump campaign, which has followed

through on their pledge and are now accepting campaign donations in crypto. The first time a major

party candidate has done so. Donors can now pay using Bitcoin, Ethereum, Salana, Ripple, and

USDC, as well as Dogecoin and Shib. The Trump campaign said in a statement,

this addition to President Trump's already groundbreaking digital fundraising operation,

marks the first time a major party presidential nominee has embraced cryptocurrency for donations.

Biden's surrogate Elizabeth Warren said in an attack on cryptocurrency that she was building

an anti-crypto army to restrict Americans' rights to make their own

financial choices. MAGA supporters now with a new cryptocurrency option will build a crypto army

moving the campaign to victory. Which if you take nothing else away from that, the anti-crypto

army meme has now been explicitly weaponized by the other side, with the army and war analogy

coming to its natural head.

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