Elizabeth Warren pays tribute to Nakamoto by planting a flag at the Capitol centered on Bitcoin.

In an unexpected turn of events, on Capitol Hill, longtime Bitcoin foe Elizabeth Warren saw an orange light and literally raised a flag to praise the work of Bitcoin’s anonymous founder, Satoshi Nakamoto. We celebrated our anniversary. The network has started.

Senator Warren’s office submitted a request to join the Capitol Flag Program to commemorate Nakamoto’s creation of the first “truly inclusive financial system.” On the date known, December 18, 2023, the flag of the United States was flown over the Capitol. HODL Day for Bitcoiners.

The Massachusetts senator’s sudden adoption of Bitcoin may seem surprising, but her career-long rhetoric about fighting for the financially disadvantaged has finally crystallized into this substantive statement. As if what her campaign says is a promise to advocate for the working class negatively affected by corruption in both the government and banking sectors, a certificate issued by the Architect of the Houses of Parliament in recognition of the flag states that it “will provide new economic opportunities to those previously ignored.” Freedom has been given.” Both private and public institutions,” Nakamoto’s Bitcoin presented.

Friends noticed that the flag itself should be flown at half-mast in the senator’s office. Bitcoin Magazine, PubKey is hosting an unveiling event in New York City this evening, February 15th at 6pm ET, to unveil not only the story behind the flag, but the flag itself, and a dramatic recitation of the infamous December. A post on BitcoinTalk on the 18th of 2013 immortalized “HODL” within the Bitcoin lexicon by actor, comedian, and Bitcoiner TJ Miller. Before the event began, it was hosted by X (formerly Twitter) Spaces. Bitcoin Magazine And PubKey will tell the detailed story of how Satoshi’s flag and Warren’s endorsement came to be at 4:30 PM ET. As in the mid-1770s, freedom-focused bars like PubKey play a critical role in socializing the ideas and stories that make up the revolution.

Thomas Pacchia, co-founder of PubKey, addressed the senator’s central point while speaking with: Bitcoin Magazine. “This is a historic moment for how Washington politicians view the promise and inclusiveness of the Bitcoin protocol. “What politicians do is much more important than what they say,” he said. Her website describes her as “a leading voice for consumer protection, financial reform, and social justice,” and her recent actions promoting Satoshi’s work see her as fully consistent with her stated political mission. I see it.

Just a week before Warren ordered the flag lowering ceremony, the senator introduced legislation that would give the Treasury Department more tools to limit the criminal use of Bitcoin, saying cryptocurrencies could be used to “enable terrorist groups, rogue states, etc.” “New laws are needed to crack down on the use of currency,” he said boldly. , drug lords, ransomware gangs, and fraudsters launder billions of dollars in stolen funds, evade sanctions, fund illicit weapons programs, and profit from destructive cyberattacks.” She also mentioned the creation of an ‘anti-cryptocurrency force’ during her re-election bid in March last year. Warren raised her concerns about including Bitcoin in a 401(k) in a May 2022 letter to Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson, saying: “Investing in cryptocurrencies is a risky, speculative gamble, and we believe Fidelity risks this risk to the retirement savings of millions of Americans.”

Now that U.S. regulators like the SEC have allowed the approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs, including Fidelity’s FBTC, Warren has changed his tone, recognizing the tremendous economic freedom these new technologies have brought, and now supports a growing number of them. Joined the elected group. Officials throwing names behind Nakamoto’s protocol.

Bitcoin Magazine PubKey encourages Bitcoiners to politely note this change of heart by contacting Warren’s office directly and tagging him with handleThank you to her for defending Satoshi Nakamoto and recognizing him as a hero.