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Molly White @molly.wiki · 15/09/2026

Senator Collins’ (R-ME) NO vote on Clarity was the most surprising today. She was defending the bill to constituents as recently as last week. My guess is she did not believe the bill had a chance to pass, and was more worried about defending a yes vote as her re-election prospects look slimmer.

Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns about the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025.  I appreciate your taking the time to do so.

     The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 17, 2025, and a companion bill in the Senate received bipartisan approval from the Senate Banking Committee on May 14, 2026, advancing toward a full Senate vote. Both bills seek to create a regulatory framework for digital commodities, prohibit the Federal Reserve banks from offering certain services directly to individuals, and forbid the use of central bank digital currency.  Proponents believe that the bills create a clear regulatory framework for digital assets, the rules and regulations of which are currently determined by a series of regulatory actions and court decisions.  I recognize the need to provide regulatory clarity with how the digital assets should be treated by regulatory authorities.  Any actions taken should be for the benefit of the general public and strengthen the overall health of our regulatory system.

     Congress first addressed digital assets with the GENIUS Act, passed by the Senate and subsequently signed into law by the President on July 18, 2025. The new law provides clarity on stablecoins, a particular type of digital asset.  After the bipartisan passage of the GENIUS Act, members of the House and Senate have expressed interest in further addressing digital assets, including cryptocurrency. As the Senate continues to work on digital asset market structure legislation, I will keep your perspective in mind.

     Again, thank you for contacting me.

Sincerely,

Susan M. Collins
United States Senator

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Roman prosecutors are seeking Elon Musk's chats with his Italian SpaceX and Starlink advisor and associate Andrea Stroppo in a large Starlink bribery/ bidding corruption investigation. www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/in-edicola/a...

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Caso Sogei, i pm acquisiranno le chat fra Elon Musk e il fedele Stroppa - Il Fatto Quotidiano

La Procura di Roma acquisirà le chat tra Elon Musk (estraneo all’inchiesta) e il suo referente italiano, Andrea Stroppa, con particolare riferimento alle conversazioni tra giugno e agosto 2024. L’obie...

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Yaacov Apelbaum, the Israeli-American spyware exec, and first person to touch the Hunter Biden laptop after Mac Isaac and his uncle, is suing journalist Arthur Bloom for calling him an Israeli spy. Apelbaum now stands to benefit from Trump's cyberintel restriction rollbacks $. Yaacov superthread:

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

How strange a bank was it? I review the new Duncan Mavin book about the collapse of Credit Suisse, out in March arthuriana.substack.com/p/how-strang...

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How Strange a Bank Was It?

Notes on "Meltdown: Greed, Scandal, and the Collapse of Credit Suisse," by Duncan Mavin

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 08/01/2025

As I wrote last week: "As other information sources fall, Wikipedia’s stubborn independence becomes more vital than ever. The attacks from [the right] aren't just about an online encyclopedia — they're part of a broader assault on any information source that refuses to be controlled."

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

There are a number of holes in Elon Musk's immigration story arthuriana.substack.com/p/the-holes-...

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The Holes in Elon Musk's Immigration Story

When did Elon Musk get his green card?

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

5. Dropped a lot of my older research as it was timely. 6. Did a lot of book reviews, in part because the books mentioned people I knew or that I helped a bit with. Difficult to make any of this pay, but subscribe or donate here: arthuriana.substack.com

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Arthuriana | Arthur Bloom | Substack

Trying to stay human. Click to read Arthuriana, by Arthur Bloom, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Things I did in 2024: 1. Won a defamation case as a defendant. 2. Called the pick of Tim Walz as VP nominee a few days before everyone else. 3. Continued reporting out the Buma saga through to the end. 4. Showed how JD Vance is knowingly ignoring the Russian-Israeli nexus.

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Sigrid Undset's pamphlet on the life of Ven. Karl Schilling, the only post-Reformation Norwegian candidate for sainthood is online for free, and you're blackpilling? archive.org/details/vene...

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Venerable Father Karl M Schilling : Sigrid Undset : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Venerable Father Karl M Schilling

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Have mixed feelings about this but after my anti-SLAPP counter-claim took 17 months in a defamation suit over journalism I do think Virginia's statute needs to be strengthened!

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

What if the real vampire castle we needed to exit was... Luigi's Mansion

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Hard not to be bitter seeing this after nobody kicked in a dime for my legal defense from an alleged violent assailant, nor did journalism watchdogs say a word about a defamation lawsuit the plaintiff wouldn't even show up to stand by in court www.reuters.com/world/us/lui...

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Luigi Mangione was charged with murder - then donations started pouring in

In the days since Luigi Mangione was charged with murder for gunning down a top health insurance executive, more than a thousand donations have poured into an online fundraiser for his legal defense, with messages supporting him and even celebrating the crime.

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Brian Mast is a terrible choice to lead the Foreign Affairs Committee, by Daniel Larison daniellarison.substack.com/p/mast-is-a-...

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Mast Is a Terrible Choice for the Foreign Affairs Committee

Even by the standards of hawkish Republicans, he is an extremist.

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

It does not seem to me that Bernard Bro, of the Order of Preachers, had a problem with women

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Ask me about supporting my work tax-deductibly for Giving Tuesday!

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

NEW: Ross Glick and Ronn Torossian's Betar USA are attempting to identify pro-Palestine college campus protesters using facial recognition in order to "hand over the info" to Trump so he can deport them in January, Times of Israel reports. www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-gr...

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US Jewish group targets anti-Israel protesters in hopes Trump will deport them

Right-wing Betar movement uses artificial intelligence tool to identify foreign students involved in anti-Israel action on college campuses

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

You can read the cease-and-desist here. I'm still paying down legal costs from the suit brought by Nash Rosenblatt, in part because he made himself scarce and hasn't paid the attorneys' fees, so tax-deductible donations to my nonprofit are welcome arthuriana.substack.com/p/yaacov-ape...

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Yaacov Apelbaum Threatens to Sue Me Unless I Retract

I've requested a clarification of several points, read the cease-and-desist and my reply here

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Arthur Bloom @arthurbloom.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Things to keep an eye on: the legal threat against me this week was over an article mentioning the Champlain Towers collapse, a few days later NIST transferred evidence from the collapse to the Miami-Dade Police Department arthuriana.substack.com/p/things-to-...

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Things to Keep an Eye On

NIST transfers Champlain Towers evidence to police, Kontilai plea change, ICC warrants, Trump nominations, fake cops in Michigan, CPI to close?, and criminal cases

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