Ted Cruz says "I'm a Bitcoin investor personally. I have a standing buy order. Every morning I have a buy of Bitcoin that comes in... I own a little more than 2 BTC."

Per his STOCK Act disclosures he bought btwn 0.4 and 1.4 BTC in Jan 2022. Hasn't disclosed any purchases since.

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Few possibilities here.
1) He's not filing his disclosures.
2) He's lying to play to his Bitcoiner audience
3) He bought the remaining 0.6 – 1.6 BTC ($17,400 – $46,400) within the last 30 days
4) He's buying <$1,000 in BTC each week. As I understand it the STOCK Act only requires a Periodic Transaction Report of purchases >$1,000 (regardless of how often they're made, which seems like a crazy loophole!) But I could be wrong on this, please correct if so

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Senators have to file annual disclosures which would give more detail, but he requested an extension for his so he doesn't have to file until mid-August.
https://efdsearch.senate.gov/search/view/extension-notice/regular/f3e93a96-dd34-435b-9263-b07b18da58f2/

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This clip is from the Bitcoin Policy Summit, which is a "one-day, invite-only policy conference exploring Bitcoin as a strategic opportunity for the United States" that boasted Cruz, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Rep. Tom Emmer, and former Rep. Tim Ryan as speakers.

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If it turns out to be option 1, that he's not filing the required disclosures, he could be fined... $200

No, I didn't forget any 0s.

@molly0xfff LOLOL hahaha and of course
@molly0xfff "Do the math", as they say.
@molly0xfff in the absence of any proportionately punitive measures, a fine just says anything is permitted for a price, and as long as the government gets a cut.
@strangetikigod @molly0xfff I've often said that fines are seen as the cost of doing business. They're hardly punitive at all if one's resources are nearly inexhaustible.
@molly0xfff this system definitely works…
@molly0xfff any crime whose punishment is only a monetary fine is a for-fee service
@molly0xfff Same energy as Norfolk Southern paying East Palestine a few thousand dollars--no, not per person.
@molly0xfff Wow, anyone can make bold claims. Do they have any arguments to support these non-obvious claims? Are they restricted to invitees only?
@molly0xfff Tim Ryan, the Democratic candidate against JD Vance?
@molly0xfff So many imaginary use cases for Bitcoin. It's all very exciting!