2026-01-13 07:34:15

While enforcement challenges persist in the current system, there's a compelling case for stricter regulations. Congressional members, along with their immediate families and extended networks, should face comprehensive trading restrictions on equities. The rationale is straightforward: elected officials and their close associates holding direct market positions creates inherent conflicts of interest that undermine fair market mechanics and public trust. This structural safeguard isn't just about ethics—it's fundamental to preventing information asymmetry abuse and maintaining market integrity.

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GasFeeBarbecue

· 2h ago

Haha, I've been talking about this for so many years, but it still doesn't help.

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FlashLoanPhantom

· 01-15 04:03

Basically, it's time to regulate politicians from scamming retail investors. The ban on insider trading should have come long ago.

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SelfCustodyBro

· 01-14 15:04

Basically, officials shouldn't trade stocks. There's really no room for discussion on this matter.

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ThatsNotARugPull

· 01-13 08:04

Oh wow, lawmakers should have been banned from stock trading long ago, otherwise how can fair competition happen?

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DaisyUnicorn

· 01-13 08:00

Honestly, politicians' stock accounts are like unsettled positions that will eventually be liquidated... Information asymmetry is the biggest leverage, and this logic has long been validated on the blockchain.

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RugPullAlarm

· 01-13 07:57

Why do I feel like this is just the same old trick of politicians harvesting retail investors, no different from our crypto project teams dumping tokens... It's all about information asymmetry, with the advantage players taking advantage of ordinary people. On-chain data can still be traced, so we have a chance, but those folks in Congress are just fine—insider trading openly and nobody cares? Is this what you call market integrity? Laughable. First, investigate the fund flows of those large wallet addresses; they must all be insider traders.

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DustCollector

· 01-13 07:57

Basically, it's just that politicians are being too ruthless in harvesting the little guys. Someone needs to put a stop to it.

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OnChain_Detective

· 01-13 07:50

ngl this insider trading thing is basically the same vector we see in defi rugpulls... pattern analysis suggests elected officials are just doing what devs do when they have asymmetric info advantage. flagged activity incoming fr

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