The Ledger

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Prediction Held up
Rep. Gonzalez: Congress is close to legislating on stablecoins
“We're getting to a point as a Congress, which is really nice, where I feel like we're getting close to finally legislating on it, specifically around stable coins. We'll see if we get there, but I think that's sort of the first bite of the apple coming off the…”
Anthony Gonzalez Aug 2, 2022 ▶ 49:49 From NFL to Startup COO to Congressman Regulating Crypto (with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez) · Acquired
Prediction Held up
Rep. Gonzalez: Congress will likely pass fiat-backed stablecoin legislation
“What I think you'll probably see is some sort of law that enshrines a quote payment stable coin. That language has been used in a couple of different bills. A payment stable coin as essentially a fiat backed stable coin.”
Anthony Gonzalez Aug 2, 2022 ▶ 1:05:03 From NFL to Startup COO to Congressman Regulating Crypto (with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Recent redistricting reduced toss-up seats and increased congressional district extremism
“We all just got our maps redrawn. And what happened is fewer districts are now toss ups. So there's basically fewer at play and the existing districts are now more extreme.”
Anthony Gonzalez Aug 2, 2022 ▶ 1:34:15 From NFL to Startup COO to Congressman Regulating Crypto (with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
US steel production has lower energy intensity than most of the world
“A ton of steel made in the United States is going to be made with less energy intensity than most parts of the world. Not all, but most, and certainly China.”
Anthony Gonzalez Aug 2, 2022 ▶ 1:43:12 From NFL to Startup COO to Congressman Regulating Crypto (with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Gonzalez played for Ohio State while his father played for Michigan
“I ended up playing at Ohio state. He played at Michigan. So he went, went to Michigan, but he played for Bo Schembechler.”
Anthony Gonzalez Aug 2, 2022 ▶ 12:11 From NFL to Startup COO to Congressman Regulating Crypto (with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez) · Acquired
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