
It all originates, naturally, from some Executive Order signed back in 2022. Executive Orders, you see, are how things truly get *done* in this town. It demands a ‘unified approach’—a lovely phrase, implying everyone actually agrees on anything. This report, one imagines, will contain pronouncements on stablecoins (whatever those are), preventing ‘crypto crime’ (as if criminals bother with regulations), and the research of Central Bank Digital Currencies – a truly exciting prospect for those who trust governments with… everything. And, of course, the environmental impact of all this electronic humming. One shudders to think of the poor polar bears. They may even try to create a national ‘digital asset reserve’ from seized tokens. Such efficiency! Like turning lemons into… slightly less sour lemons.