1/ I went all in on politics in Feb 2023 when @brian_armstrong asked for help on the industry’s political strategy. His instincts were to post a “Build Back Better” picture of a dinner with 8 white guys on international women’s day. Mine were to architect a campaign for crypto.

4/ But no one in Brian’s orbit wanted to touch the big bad wolf Donald Trump. They refused to admit Dems were toxic for crypto. The alternatives were “someone takes a swing and goes behind Trump” or “we all die. I had zero support on the former but did it anyway. (More soon.)