Lily Liu on why US crypto regulation matters "The United States is about 15% of global GDP, but 50-60% of global capital markets." "We came from a very hostile administration from 2020 to 2024. Now it's a very crypto-friendly administration… but you can have a sea change again." "Legislation that codifies regulation, rather than regulating through enforcement, is a really important thing for us to get right." "The CLARITY Act would do the same for non-payments use cases… regulated financial institutions being able to jump in from the commodities angle, from trading, from markets, from banking."

Visiting Lilydale First Baptist Church took me back to my time as a community organizer. This is the neighborhood where I began my career in public service.  It was even more special to celebrate the graduation of our @Columbia and @UChicago Obama Scholars—a smart and passionate group of young people who are picking up the baton and working to create sustainable change.