Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin Revolution: Will Congress Play Ball? ๐ŸŽพ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Lo, dear reader! ๐Ÿ“ฐ Peer through the mist of time and behold the saga of Jack Dorsey, a man of many hats, who now dons the cloak of a Bitcoin evangelist. His company, Block, has conjured a vision so grand, it could turn the digital coin into the very essence of everyday transactions in the land of the free. ๐ŸŽฉ๐Ÿ’ฐ

โ€œA path towards Bitcoin as everyday money,โ€ Dorsey proclaimed on X, amplifying a detailed missive by Thomas Templeton, Blockโ€™s knight in the realm of Bitcoin hardware and mining. Templeton, with a flourish of his quill, wrote of a world where Bitcoin is not just a store of value, but a currency for the common man. ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ’ฐ

3 Spells to Transform Bitcoin into Money

In Blockโ€™s tome, they revisit the ancient prophecy of Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious figure who foretold of a โ€œPeer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.โ€ They argue that Bitcoinโ€™s open, permissionless design is not for speculation, but for access, a beacon of resilience and innovation in the payments infrastructure. ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Block, in its quest for the masses, seeks three legislative elixirs from the halls of Congress. First, they call for the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, a potion to reform market structure. Second, they seek protection for those who do not hold customer funds, a nod to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act. Third, they yearn for a de minimis capital-gains exemption on small retail transactions, akin to foreign currency. ๐Ÿ“‹๐Ÿ’ฐ

Throughout their policy paper, Block distinguishes Bitcoin from the broader digital-asset sector, emphasizing its fixed supply, fungibility, and operational history. Dorsey, a known Bitcoin enthusiast, has now laid out the most detailed policy blueprint to date. ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’ฐ

As the legislative chessboard shifts, the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act has passed the House, but the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act remains in limbo. The message to lawmakers is clear: โ€œItโ€™s time for Congress to pass a comprehensive federal licensing framework and unlock a tax barrier for small-dollar BTC transactions to be a viable medium of exchange.โ€ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฐ

At the time of writing, BTC traded at $117,152, a figure that may dance to the tune of congressional action. ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ’ฐ


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2025-07-22 17:18