Washington Just Shifted: Decentralized ID + Bitcoin Deregulation

Two major signals just hit at once, and they both push in the direction of Quiet Sovereignty.

A16z submitted formal guidance urging Treasury to adopt decentralized identity (DIDs, verifiable credentials, zero-knowledge proofs, MPC) as compliant under the GENIUS Act and the Bank Secrecy Act.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans to remove regulatory barriers limiting Bitcoin, stablecoins, and decentralized payment systems.

This is the Identity layer and the Value layer aligning under Governance.
This is the architecture of autonomy, not surveillance.
This is the pivot away from chokepoints, gatekeeping, and CBDC-style control.

In this episode, I break down:
– How decentralized ID replaces surveillance-KYC with cryptographic verification
– Why GENIUS Act implementation is the battleground for user-controlled credentials
– How Bessent’s remarks mirror the shift toward seeing crypto as strategic infrastructure
– What this means for miners, stablecoin issuers, exchanges, energy-grid integration, and self-custody
– How to audit your own Sovereign Stack today

If you care about lawful autonomy, accountable systems, and the ability to exit, this one matters.