Founding Member | Chief Operating Officer @Bastion; Fmr Chief of Staff @a16z Crypto; AUSA @usattorneys; prev: @krakenfx; @blockchainTA

New York, NY
Joined March 2018
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1/ Bastion now supports webhook signing. We’ve added signed webhooks so your systems can cryptographically verify the authenticity and integrity of each event before processing it.
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Caroline Friedman retweeted
We're thrilled to announce that Sony Bank is partnering with Bastion to deliver compliant stablecoin solutions for their digital asset initiatives. Sony Bank joins a growing ecosystem of major institutions choosing Bastion's regulated rails to unlock new possibilities in digital finance. This partnership follows Bastion’s backing from @Sony_Innov_Fund @cbventures, @SamsungNext, @a16zcrypto, and @hashed_official. Together, we’re laying the groundwork for a more programmable, efficient and cohesive global financial system. Only the beginning 🚀 Read more below ⬇️
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Securing our MTLs in New Hampshire and Arkansas is a huge milestone for Bastion. Proud to be working towards supporting a broad spectrum of digital assets in secure and compliant ways.
1/ We’re happy to share that we received our first two Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in New Hampshire and Arkansas and can now support fungible assets in both states.
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Caroline Friedman retweeted
1/ 📣 Exciting update from Bastion 📣 We've just secured our Money Transmitter Licenses in New Hampshire and Arkansas! This is a major step in our mission to support fungible assets across the U.S. and become the regulated wallet platform of choice for product builders in web3.
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Caroline Friedman retweeted
When was the last time you thought about what happens after you insert (or tap) a credit card?
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Caroline Friedman retweeted
A few quick observations from today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing on the FTX collapse…🧵
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This week’s events will be used by some to paint web3 as the "wild west." In reality, these events, like prior excessive financial risk-taking collapses, are instances of wrongdoing that were preventable. We have to stop this from happening again.
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👇🏻 very excited to bring on @CollinMcCune7 as our new Head of Gov Affairs at @a16zcrypto.
We believe that thoughtful web3 legislation & regulatory clarity will unleash innovation and keep the U.S. a tech leader. This is one of the few bi-partisan issues. That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome Collin McCune as Head of Gov Affairs @a16zcrypto a16zcrypto.com/collin-mccune…
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Caroline Friedman retweeted
I reviewed @HermanNarula’s book, Virtual Society, where he explores the historical & philosophical origins of the metaverse & envisions an interoperable future. When the metaverse emerges, digitally-native value will develop & permeate into the real world a16zcrypto.com/virtual-socie…
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Caroline Friedman retweeted
Governor @GavinNewsom backed up his executive order with a strong show of support for the web3 industry today by vetoing AB 2269. He’s given us a great opportunity to help CA lead web3. Time to make it happen!
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I'm excited to share our new zero knowledge cryptography canon. Part 1: links for beginners, deep cuts on the history of zero knowledge, and cutting-edge developments and tools. a16zcrypto.com/zero-knowledg…
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Caroline Friedman retweeted
The Merge today will be one of the most important moments in the history of open source! Hard to think of a cooler example of a community of hundreds of developers across many orgs driving years of open-ended research and hard technical development T-minus 7.6 hours ⏱️🧵
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Caroline Friedman retweeted
Hot off the presses, OFAC just released Frequently Asked Questions - Newly Added | U.S. Department of the Treasury re the Tornado Cash designations. home.treasury.gov/policy-iss…
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Caroline Friedman retweeted
Just as we wrap up an amazing @stanford Blockchain Week, California is now poised to be telling the passionate entrepreneurs and academics that attended the conference to leave. Here's why:
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Caroline Friedman retweeted
1/ Today we’re thrilled to be launching a slate of open sourced “Can’t be Evil” NFT licenses. These licenses are designed specifically for NFTs and were inspired by 20-plus years of work by the Creative Commons. a16zcrypto.com/introducing-n…
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