Are Democrats Against Crypto? Rep. Ritchie Torres Answers

Are Democrats against Crypto? That’s the question we bring in today’s State of the Nation with New York Representative Ritchie Torres.

It seems that crypto is becoming an increasingly divisive and polarized topic in the halls of Congress, and we are hopeful that we can find some common ground on both sides of the aisle.

Crypto is good for the American people. It’s as simple as that.

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Topics Covered

0:00 Intro
7:00 What is MEV?
13:30 MEV is Subjective
17:15 The Oil Analogy
21:15 The Benefits of Smoothing
28:35 Builders and Proposers
38:45 Forced Centralization
44:35 Rug Pool Protection
48:30 Distribution
58:20 Pros of Burning
1:05:15 Burning on Overdrive
1:09:30 Does this Hurt Stakers?
1:13:55 Too Deflationary?
1:23:30 Monetary Premium
1:28:15 EIP-4844
1:31:00 The Engine
1:35:50 Wen?

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Resources:

Rep. Torres
https://twitter.com/RitchieTorres?s=20 

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