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If you’ve followed @arrington on X for any length of time, one thing stands out beyond his success in tech, venture capital, and crypto: he has never seemed to lose the ability to talk to people like regular people.
I’ve personally had a couple of conversations with him on X, and what makes that stand out even more is that I was just an unverified account. I’m not a major investor, influencer, or industry insider. He had absolutely nothing to gain by responding to me, yet he took the time to engage anyway.
That says a lot about someone.
There are plenty of successful people in finance and crypto who become increasingly inaccessible as their influence grows. Arrington has always struck me differently. He’ll engage, answer questions, share his thoughts, joke around, disagree, and have conversations with people regardless of their status or follower count.
You can measure success by money, investments, companies, or influence. But there’s something to be said for reaching that level and still treating everyday people like their voice is worth acknowledging.
In an industry that can have a lot of ego, Michael Arrington’s authenticity, accessibility, and willingness to engage are part of what make him stand out as one of the best personalities in finance and crypto.
Success is impressive. Staying grounded after achieving it is even more impressive.
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
🚨PROOF THE IMF IS HAS BEEN DISCUSSING $XRP IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RISE OF TOKENISATION FOR YEARS!
In its report on how finance is moving toward tokenised assets and smart contracts, the IMF explicitly names $XRP as a cryptocurrency platform by @Ripple Labs.
When one of the world’s most important financial institutions (WHO ADVISE COUNTRIES AND GOVERNMENTS GLOBALLY) is talking about $XRP inside the future of finance, that is a huge signal of how far this space has come.
The DTCC is a major catalyst.✅
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‼️THE DTCC’S TOKENIZATION GO-LIVE IN OCTOBER 2026 IS A MAJOR UPCOMING CATALYST FOR CRYPTO‼️
“You won't see SERIOUS MOMENTUM in tokenized public equities unless DTCC is ready to MOVE.”😏💨
The entire banking industry is closely watching how the DTCC will launch the largest tokenization initiative to date.👀
This is documented below.📝👇
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
Today is September 19, 2026 - a generational security deal with GREENLAND has been agreed to, the border is CLOSED, the streets are SAFER, we’re BUILDING things in America again, and Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States of America. 🇺🇸
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
XRP stays on the XRPL.
FAssets is how it becomes dependable collateral on Flare.
Start on XRPL. Flare Smart Accounts execute on Flare.
Today that presents as imbedded wallet flows: mint and deposit in a vault in one click for yield on your XRP.
The same pattern can originate a loan: FXRP as collateral, RLUSD out.
The mint, the route, the borrow stay under the hood. The possibilities extend from wallets and dApps to exchanges and more.
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
This is bigger than most realize. Evernorth XRP Treasury is loaded with a critical component. "Utility."
D.A.T. - Digital Asset Treasury 🚫
D.A.U.T. - Digital Asset Utility Treasury ✅️
Evernorth = D.A.U.T ✅️
Treasuries with utility driven digital assets are a critical
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
🚨 BREAKING:
Italy became the first country to ban Bill Gates’ “artificial meat” project..
Kudos to the Italians..
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
TRUMP EFFECT 🥤
The world's largest beverage company, Coca-Cola, announced it will pour $10 BILLION into American infrastructure.
President Trump is bringing back MADE IN AMERICA, and companies all over the world are investing in the USA.
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
Yes, @caffeineai deploys to $ICP.
These feel more like hints at ICP than a simple “GM” tweet. 👀
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
The Communist party was outlawed in America in 1954 when Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act
It's still the law today
I think we need to start enforcing it don't you?
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
“We will immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland, of which there are many.”
@USNorthernCmd 🫡
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
🇺🇸 SEC PAUL ATKINS ANNOUNCED ON NATIONAL TV THAT THE RULES ARE COMING WITH OR WITHOUT THE #BITCOIN CLARITY ACT
THE SEC AND CFTC ARE "READY, WILLING, AND ABLE TO COME OUT WITH RULES THAT ADDRESS THE SAME ISSUES IN CLARITY"
"WE HAVE A CLEAR DIRECTION TO GO FOR"
CLEAR RULES FOR CRYPTO ARE COMING EITHER WAY
IT'S HAPPENING 🔥
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
THEY ARE GOING TO PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED.
President Trump just dropped his Top 25 Term Three accomplishments on Truth Social, and the fake news will look the other way.
Not open borders. Zero illegal aliens admitted in 16 months.
Not soft on crime. Lowest murder rate in 125 years.
Not endless wars. Eight peace deals. Hostages home. Maduro captured. Iran’s nukes smashed.
$19.2 trillion in new investment. Stock market hit 80 all-time highs. A trillion for the Armed Forces. Men banned from women’s sports. DEI dead. English is the official language of the United States.
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
The Department of War fully supports President Trump’s decision to kick CNN, MSN̶B̶C̶NOW and Politico to the curb so they can publish their Fake News from outside the White House.
We are grateful these outlets already chose to self-deport from the Pentagon. They endangered our troops with false stories, leaks, and trafficked in fiction and lies about the President, our Warriors, and their mission.
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
🚨The IMF is now laying out how stablecoins and tokenised money can rebuild the banking stack itself!
Instead of one bank controlling everything, services, assets and infrastructure can run across shared blockchain rails (i.e $HBAR, $XLM $XRP ledger).
That’s why crypto is so bullish, it makes money faster, cheaper and far more scalable. 🔥
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
Politics beat policy this week. That's the lesson, not the outrage.
Crypto - and the 67 million Americans who own and use it - aren't going anywhere. Neither is the opposition - or the allies who found it politically expedient to walk away from commitments.
Our industry has too many voices pushing too many messages. That's on us to fix. It's time to speak with one voice through one megaphone.
Eric Naylor (AKA. Mr. Cool Dad E) retweeted
If you hold $FLR, make this read part of your weekend.
defillama.com/research/spotl…
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This historic deal is a huge win for the United States and the American people. Thanks to President Trump’s vision and leadership, this historic agreement permanently guarantees U.S. security interests in the Arctic at zero cost to the U.S. taxpayer.
Greenland will forever be part of the strategic defense area of North America and exclude any adversary from it and the surrounding area.
This deal permanently and completely addresses our national security concerns in Greenland.
BREAKING NEWS: I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns. There will be NO COST to the United States! At my direction, we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee that the United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland, and the United States of America. Additionally, from now on, no U.S. adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval. For over 100 years, Presidents have known the strategic importance of Greenland, but NONE of them were able to do anything about it. I am proud to be the President that permanently and conclusively addressed this very important situation. This is an “Infinite Life” Agreement, there is no end! We are very honored and proud of what has just taken place, and everything agreed to today will be cherished by the American People. We will immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland, of which there are many. We will work with the people of Greenland in its development and construction. This solution is a great one for the United States of America, Denmark, Greenland, and all of our Allies. We look forward to working with the wonderful people of Denmark and Greenland toward a magnificent future with respect to this large, and highly strategic, parcel of land. We will be very protective of it! This is a dream come true for the United States of America, one that is very important, historic, and special. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Here we go again! The WSJ is working on a story blaming Coinbase and me personally for the CLARITY Act not passing.
The Journal has repeatedly been hostile to CLARITY in its reporting, regurgitating bank lobby talking points, while I’ve spent years pushing for crypto legislation, but that’s not stopping them from trying to reverse the blame.
The boring TLDR: in January I opposed a draft of the bill going into a committee vote, because it needed a lot of work on DeFi, tokenization, CFTC authority, and stablecoin rewards. At the time, the bill had major issues that would have harmed crypto. Support was fractured, and it wasn’t passable. We worked with a number of parties who improved the bill and made it passable. All four of the items I called out were fixed in the draft that then went through the committee about four months later. I'm proud to have done it, and would do it again, because it helped create a better bill. One step of many along the way.
The final draft of CLARITY that went to the Senate was great, and I strongly supported it. I'll continue showing up for our customers and pushing for clear rules that treat crypto fairly, even if those who feel threatened by crypto try to plant false stories. It's a shame that the WSJ takes direction from bank lobbyists instead of reporting the truth, but luckily, people are smart enough to see through it these days, and it backfires on them every time.