Hermine Wong
@hermine.bsky.social
One-half musings about #boymom and #dogmom life, the other half about web3 and crypto.
https://herminewong.xyz
https://herminewong.xyz
Robinhood, OpenAI, SpaceX, the media, the regulators. Everyone’s suddenly talking about tokenization.
But the convo is focused on “tokenized stocks.” Everyone’s missing 90% of the context.
I unpacked it. What did I miss?
Full 🎥: youtu.be/1GtrfYf_Ri4
But the convo is focused on “tokenized stocks.” Everyone’s missing 90% of the context.
I unpacked it. What did I miss?
Full 🎥: youtu.be/1GtrfYf_Ri4
July 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Robinhood, OpenAI, SpaceX, the media, the regulators. Everyone’s suddenly talking about tokenization.
But the convo is focused on “tokenized stocks.” Everyone’s missing 90% of the context.
I unpacked it. What did I miss?
Full 🎥: youtu.be/1GtrfYf_Ri4
But the convo is focused on “tokenized stocks.” Everyone’s missing 90% of the context.
I unpacked it. What did I miss?
Full 🎥: youtu.be/1GtrfYf_Ri4
Unpacked Trump’s AI ban in his BBB: states’ rights hypocrisy, taxpayer $$$ to a few contractors, crypto context, and Dems missing the bigger picture. Again.
🎥: youtu.be/_V2vobVv8M4
#AIPolicy #CryptoPolicy #ReclaimTheBlueBase
🎥: youtu.be/_V2vobVv8M4
#AIPolicy #CryptoPolicy #ReclaimTheBlueBase
Trump's AI Ban: State Rights Hypocrisy, Corporate Handouts, Crypto Context & Dems Don't Want to Win
YouTube video by Hermine Wong
youtu.be
June 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Unpacked Trump’s AI ban in his BBB: states’ rights hypocrisy, taxpayer $$$ to a few contractors, crypto context, and Dems missing the bigger picture. Again.
🎥: youtu.be/_V2vobVv8M4
#AIPolicy #CryptoPolicy #ReclaimTheBlueBase
🎥: youtu.be/_V2vobVv8M4
#AIPolicy #CryptoPolicy #ReclaimTheBlueBase
#Stablecoins101: the Good, the Bad, the Misleading.
#Stablecoins are everywhere: Congress, Trump, Wall Street. But what are they really, and should you care?
Breaking down why most are sus, why it’s so noisy, and why it all still matters.
#cryptopolicy #web3 #unbanked
🎥: youtu.be/o2BbKkl1TuY
#Stablecoins are everywhere: Congress, Trump, Wall Street. But what are they really, and should you care?
Breaking down why most are sus, why it’s so noisy, and why it all still matters.
#cryptopolicy #web3 #unbanked
🎥: youtu.be/o2BbKkl1TuY
Stablecoins 101: The Good, The Bad, The Misleading
YouTube video by Hermine Wong
youtu.be
June 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
#Stablecoins101: the Good, the Bad, the Misleading.
#Stablecoins are everywhere: Congress, Trump, Wall Street. But what are they really, and should you care?
Breaking down why most are sus, why it’s so noisy, and why it all still matters.
#cryptopolicy #web3 #unbanked
🎥: youtu.be/o2BbKkl1TuY
#Stablecoins are everywhere: Congress, Trump, Wall Street. But what are they really, and should you care?
Breaking down why most are sus, why it’s so noisy, and why it all still matters.
#cryptopolicy #web3 #unbanked
🎥: youtu.be/o2BbKkl1TuY
Just dropped a 🎥: When @npr.org Gets Crypto Wrong, the Cost Isn’t a Mulligan, It’s GenZ
The point is that this is more than crypto.
It’s about the high cost to trusted journalism when MSM covers topics young people actually get, and the media gets it grossly wrong.
🔗: youtu.be/OSLXGkL9xaA?...
The point is that this is more than crypto.
It’s about the high cost to trusted journalism when MSM covers topics young people actually get, and the media gets it grossly wrong.
🔗: youtu.be/OSLXGkL9xaA?...
When NPR Gets Crypto Wrong: The Cost Isn't a Mulligan, It's Gen Z
YouTube video by Hermine Wong
youtu.be
May 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Just dropped a 🎥: When @npr.org Gets Crypto Wrong, the Cost Isn’t a Mulligan, It’s GenZ
The point is that this is more than crypto.
It’s about the high cost to trusted journalism when MSM covers topics young people actually get, and the media gets it grossly wrong.
🔗: youtu.be/OSLXGkL9xaA?...
The point is that this is more than crypto.
It’s about the high cost to trusted journalism when MSM covers topics young people actually get, and the media gets it grossly wrong.
🔗: youtu.be/OSLXGkL9xaA?...
In 2020, young men backed Biden. In 2024, they swung 30 points to Trump.
#Crypto didn’t cause it, but explains it.
Dems shouldn’t embrace BigCrypto. But they do need to stop thinking crypto=Trump. And learn the tech if they want to win in 2026.
OpEd 🔗 in 🧵.
Video: youtu.be/j_dvXHJd2LA?...
#Crypto didn’t cause it, but explains it.
Dems shouldn’t embrace BigCrypto. But they do need to stop thinking crypto=Trump. And learn the tech if they want to win in 2026.
OpEd 🔗 in 🧵.
Video: youtu.be/j_dvXHJd2LA?...
Crypto and the 2026 Elections: How the Dems Could Win, But Not Like You Think
YouTube video by Hermine Wong
youtu.be
May 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In 2020, young men backed Biden. In 2024, they swung 30 points to Trump.
#Crypto didn’t cause it, but explains it.
Dems shouldn’t embrace BigCrypto. But they do need to stop thinking crypto=Trump. And learn the tech if they want to win in 2026.
OpEd 🔗 in 🧵.
Video: youtu.be/j_dvXHJd2LA?...
#Crypto didn’t cause it, but explains it.
Dems shouldn’t embrace BigCrypto. But they do need to stop thinking crypto=Trump. And learn the tech if they want to win in 2026.
OpEd 🔗 in 🧵.
Video: youtu.be/j_dvXHJd2LA?...
Been talking a lot about how crypto’s become a bellwether for our political dysfunction.
The recent SEC confirmation hearing was a perfect example:
– Both parties are broken
– China discourse is incoherent
– Congress = crypto soundbytes, not crypto policy
Here’s my 5-minute breakdown.
The recent SEC confirmation hearing was a perfect example:
– Both parties are broken
– China discourse is incoherent
– Congress = crypto soundbytes, not crypto policy
Here’s my 5-minute breakdown.
How Crypto Is Becoming the Bellwether for US Politics
YouTube video by Hermine Wong
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Been talking a lot about how crypto’s become a bellwether for our political dysfunction.
The recent SEC confirmation hearing was a perfect example:
– Both parties are broken
– China discourse is incoherent
– Congress = crypto soundbytes, not crypto policy
Here’s my 5-minute breakdown.
The recent SEC confirmation hearing was a perfect example:
– Both parties are broken
– China discourse is incoherent
– Congress = crypto soundbytes, not crypto policy
Here’s my 5-minute breakdown.
⚖️ Each day, we read about the SEC dropping another crypto lawsuit, and crypto companies taking victory laps. ✌️
As someone who is former SEC and formerly at one of these #BigCrypto companies, felt like a lot of context was missing. So I created a quick video to break it down.🍿 youtu.be/VF3klva_CmM
As someone who is former SEC and formerly at one of these #BigCrypto companies, felt like a lot of context was missing. So I created a quick video to break it down.🍿 youtu.be/VF3klva_CmM
Unpacking SEC v. Crypto. Getting Past the Talking Points.
YouTube video by Hermine Wong
youtu.be
February 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
⚖️ Each day, we read about the SEC dropping another crypto lawsuit, and crypto companies taking victory laps. ✌️
As someone who is former SEC and formerly at one of these #BigCrypto companies, felt like a lot of context was missing. So I created a quick video to break it down.🍿 youtu.be/VF3klva_CmM
As someone who is former SEC and formerly at one of these #BigCrypto companies, felt like a lot of context was missing. So I created a quick video to break it down.🍿 youtu.be/VF3klva_CmM
All the Natl Security v Free Speech discussion on the #TikTokBan feels like it’s missing the point.
Why aren’t we talking about how to stop the bots and digital IDs? #BigTech has us spinning our wheels on this academic issue.
Did you know that 97% of TikTok’s engagement is bot-driven?
The TikTok Ban: What’s REALLY at Stake?
YouTube video by Hermine Wong
youtu.be
January 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
All the Natl Security v Free Speech discussion on the #TikTokBan feels like it’s missing the point.
Why aren’t we talking about how to stop the bots and digital IDs? #BigTech has us spinning our wheels on this academic issue.
Did you know that 97% of TikTok’s engagement is bot-driven?
Joined Trinity Chavez of NYSE TV to unpack the wild #TikTok and #SCOTUS saga. Comes with a bonus breakdown of #Trump's ban talk in 2020 to claiming he’s its savior in 2024.
All in less than 4 mins! youtu.be/eowNOIVby24
All in less than 4 mins! youtu.be/eowNOIVby24
Hermine Wong, Lecturer at UC Berkeley Law Joins NYSE TV Live
YouTube video by New York Stock Exchange
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December 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Joined Trinity Chavez of NYSE TV to unpack the wild #TikTok and #SCOTUS saga. Comes with a bonus breakdown of #Trump's ban talk in 2020 to claiming he’s its savior in 2024.
All in less than 4 mins! youtu.be/eowNOIVby24
All in less than 4 mins! youtu.be/eowNOIVby24
I was in high school when Sen Feinstein became our senator. CA has always had a female senator in my adult life. When I was just a kid learning about government and Founding Fathers, I didn’t know that was possible.
Thank you for so very much, Sen Feinstein. ❤️🇺🇸🌉
Thank you for so very much, Sen Feinstein. ❤️🇺🇸🌉
Dianne Feinstein, centrist stalwart of the Senate, dies at 90
A trailblazer for women in politics, she led the Intelligence Committee and helped mold the federal bench. Amid health setbacks, she faced calls to resign.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2023 at 4:58 PM
I was in high school when Sen Feinstein became our senator. CA has always had a female senator in my adult life. When I was just a kid learning about government and Founding Fathers, I didn’t know that was possible.
Thank you for so very much, Sen Feinstein. ❤️🇺🇸🌉
Thank you for so very much, Sen Feinstein. ❤️🇺🇸🌉
Reposted by Hermine Wong
Breaking news: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at 90. The California Democrat was one of the most influential figures on Capitol Hill.
Read more: wapo.st/3EYh9Eo
Read more: wapo.st/3EYh9Eo
September 29, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Breaking news: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at 90. The California Democrat was one of the most influential figures on Capitol Hill.
Read more: wapo.st/3EYh9Eo
Read more: wapo.st/3EYh9Eo
“Is he going to throw the entire industry under the bus?” That may not fly in a court of law, but it could absolutely damage public perception of crypto at large.
Even with govt shutdown, SBF trial is going to have a lot to unpack.
Even with govt shutdown, SBF trial is going to have a lot to unpack.
September 28, 2023 at 11:40 PM
“Is he going to throw the entire industry under the bus?” That may not fly in a court of law, but it could absolutely damage public perception of crypto at large.
Even with govt shutdown, SBF trial is going to have a lot to unpack.
Even with govt shutdown, SBF trial is going to have a lot to unpack.
If this isn't McCarthy's personal anthem on his off-again bromance with Freedom Caucus, don't know what is.
🎶 I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me 🎶
🎶 I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me 🎶
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Official Video)
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September 27, 2023 at 8:24 PM
If this isn't McCarthy's personal anthem on his off-again bromance with Freedom Caucus, don't know what is.
🎶 I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me 🎶
🎶 I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me 🎶
Leaning in hard on the wonkiness. Just got my first academic essay posted to the Yale Journal on Regulation. Combined my passions for #adlaw and #emergingtech.
If you want to read about regulatory accountability and NFTs, this one’s for you!
If you want to read about regulatory accountability and NFTs, this one’s for you!
Who Knew that NFTs Are the Regulatory Disinfectant We Need Right Now?, by Hermine Wong - Yale Journa...
Supreme Court Justice Brandeis once wrote: “[S]unlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” As applied to our administrative state, our government best serves the public when it operates in ...
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September 26, 2023 at 10:01 PM
Leaning in hard on the wonkiness. Just got my first academic essay posted to the Yale Journal on Regulation. Combined my passions for #adlaw and #emergingtech.
If you want to read about regulatory accountability and NFTs, this one’s for you!
If you want to read about regulatory accountability and NFTs, this one’s for you!
🔍 Doing some research in #AI policy and turned it into a quick paper.
📚 Here Are the 10 Federal Regulators of AI You Should Know
👉 The Regulators Congress Has Said Are in Charge of AI Policy:
OSTP
Commerce
NIST
Energy
NSF
USPTO
🚀 The Self-Appointed Front Line
CFPB
DOJ, Civil Rights
EEOC
FTC
📚 Here Are the 10 Federal Regulators of AI You Should Know
👉 The Regulators Congress Has Said Are in Charge of AI Policy:
OSTP
Commerce
NIST
Energy
NSF
USPTO
🚀 The Self-Appointed Front Line
CFPB
DOJ, Civil Rights
EEOC
FTC
The Top 10 Federal Regulators of AI.pdf
lnkd.in
July 21, 2023 at 1:28 AM
🔍 Doing some research in #AI policy and turned it into a quick paper.
📚 Here Are the 10 Federal Regulators of AI You Should Know
👉 The Regulators Congress Has Said Are in Charge of AI Policy:
OSTP
Commerce
NIST
Energy
NSF
USPTO
🚀 The Self-Appointed Front Line
CFPB
DOJ, Civil Rights
EEOC
FTC
📚 Here Are the 10 Federal Regulators of AI You Should Know
👉 The Regulators Congress Has Said Are in Charge of AI Policy:
OSTP
Commerce
NIST
Energy
NSF
USPTO
🚀 The Self-Appointed Front Line
CFPB
DOJ, Civil Rights
EEOC
FTC
Reposted by Hermine Wong
You love to see it.
July 17, 2023 at 8:20 PM
You love to see it.
Just heard de Santis called “tiny D” for the first time (on Pod Saves America). Now I can’t get it out of my head.
Am I the last person to know of this nickname? 🤦🏻♀️
Am I the last person to know of this nickname? 🤦🏻♀️
July 18, 2023 at 1:35 AM
Just heard de Santis called “tiny D” for the first time (on Pod Saves America). Now I can’t get it out of my head.
Am I the last person to know of this nickname? 🤦🏻♀️
Am I the last person to know of this nickname? 🤦🏻♀️
Doubling-down on my earlier sentiment that crypto lawyers are the real winners in yesterday’s SEC v Ripple decision.
Loved chatting with Ben for his SF Examiner article on the decision. Highlights how much is unsettled despite the decision. A lot of ink and a lot of billable hours still to come.
Loved chatting with Ben for his SF Examiner article on the decision. Highlights how much is unsettled despite the decision. A lot of ink and a lot of billable hours still to come.
July 14, 2023 at 8:43 PM
Doubling-down on my earlier sentiment that crypto lawyers are the real winners in yesterday’s SEC v Ripple decision.
Loved chatting with Ben for his SF Examiner article on the decision. Highlights how much is unsettled despite the decision. A lot of ink and a lot of billable hours still to come.
Loved chatting with Ben for his SF Examiner article on the decision. Highlights how much is unsettled despite the decision. A lot of ink and a lot of billable hours still to come.
Love this. Perfectly captures my default exasperation convo with friends these days.
This is the real reason I have 47,350 unread gmail messages and 1,459 unread texts.
This is the real reason I have 47,350 unread gmail messages and 1,459 unread texts.
July 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Love this. Perfectly captures my default exasperation convo with friends these days.
This is the real reason I have 47,350 unread gmail messages and 1,459 unread texts.
This is the real reason I have 47,350 unread gmail messages and 1,459 unread texts.
After a day with the SEC v Ripple “totality of the circumstances” decision, just want to say the quiet part out loud.
The real winners in the decision: crypto lawyers. Just crypto lawyers.
The real winners in the decision: crypto lawyers. Just crypto lawyers.
July 14, 2023 at 3:14 PM
After a day with the SEC v Ripple “totality of the circumstances” decision, just want to say the quiet part out loud.
The real winners in the decision: crypto lawyers. Just crypto lawyers.
The real winners in the decision: crypto lawyers. Just crypto lawyers.
Fwiw @bsky.app some things that drive me bonkers re: Twitter’s feed these days:
🚫Flooded by business accounts. Ppl I follow aren’t even in my feed anymore!
🤮 force-feeding me accts I don’t follow. (Way better to have a tab: “because you liked/followed XX, you might also like…”). Let me choose!
🚫Flooded by business accounts. Ppl I follow aren’t even in my feed anymore!
🤮 force-feeding me accts I don’t follow. (Way better to have a tab: “because you liked/followed XX, you might also like…”). Let me choose!
July 6, 2023 at 4:50 PM
Fwiw @bsky.app some things that drive me bonkers re: Twitter’s feed these days:
🚫Flooded by business accounts. Ppl I follow aren’t even in my feed anymore!
🤮 force-feeding me accts I don’t follow. (Way better to have a tab: “because you liked/followed XX, you might also like…”). Let me choose!
🚫Flooded by business accounts. Ppl I follow aren’t even in my feed anymore!
🤮 force-feeding me accts I don’t follow. (Way better to have a tab: “because you liked/followed XX, you might also like…”). Let me choose!
Reposted by Hermine Wong
the supreme court
tell me a silly thing you believed as a kid
when i was a kid i thought the change machine at the laundromat literally transmuted dollar bills into quarters somehow
July 5, 2023 at 6:14 PM
the supreme court
What will you do this 4th, after SCOTUS has made a complete mockery of the rule of law?
I’m going to read the Gettysburg Address to my kiddo. Remind him that those 10 sentences mean more than any trash opinions by those 6 f*cks.
My kiddo may only be 4, but it’s not too early for hope and change.
I’m going to read the Gettysburg Address to my kiddo. Remind him that those 10 sentences mean more than any trash opinions by those 6 f*cks.
My kiddo may only be 4, but it’s not too early for hope and change.
July 4, 2023 at 1:30 AM
What will you do this 4th, after SCOTUS has made a complete mockery of the rule of law?
I’m going to read the Gettysburg Address to my kiddo. Remind him that those 10 sentences mean more than any trash opinions by those 6 f*cks.
My kiddo may only be 4, but it’s not too early for hope and change.
I’m going to read the Gettysburg Address to my kiddo. Remind him that those 10 sentences mean more than any trash opinions by those 6 f*cks.
My kiddo may only be 4, but it’s not too early for hope and change.
All my kiddo’s needs in life, captured in this single snapshot: books + legos + Harry Potter.
July 3, 2023 at 10:57 PM
All my kiddo’s needs in life, captured in this single snapshot: books + legos + Harry Potter.