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The big issue right now conflict of interest wise is that a number of legislators on both sides of the aisle haven't returned FTX donated money, and the CFTC bill that FTX lobbied for is still alive and well in the Senate. I'm not a crypto fan in any way, but opaque campaign financing is an issue that needs to be resolved.

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'JumpCrisscross has written a bunch of good comments here about how overblown and silly SBF's supposed political influence is. It's mostly a talking point for him.

With a divided government for the next 2 years there's little chance of any serious legislation passing. New financial regulation? Even less of a prospect. Whatever bill FTX was advocating for, with their powerhouse of 8 congressional backbenchers, it's DOA now.

If the bill was conceived and introduced before SBF promised to donate, him making a donation should not have any effect on the passing.

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