This Week Bitcoin walked into the Dominican Congress

The Chamber of Deputies' Finance Committee invited Bitcoin Dominicana to the table as they draft the country's first crypto regulation framework.

Here's why this matters. 🧵

2/ Two bills are being merged into one framework: one focused on prevention and control, one on digital assets.

In April we flagged critical issues in the original text that could choke local businesses and scare off investment. Congress listened — and opened technical consultations.

3/ On June 8 we sat with Committee President Francisco Javier Paulino and the deputies, alongside @[BitcoinRD/Giuliano], entrepreneurs and legal experts.

The mandate: regulation that protects people without strangling innovation.

4/ What we told them: legislators are in tune with this, and they know it — smart Bitcoin regulation is a necessary step to modernize the Dominican Republic.

Better remittances. Financial inclusion. Global investment.

5/ This is what grassroots adoption looks like: educate the community → onboard merchants → earn a seat where the laws get written.

From the streets of Santo Domingo to the Salón Hugo Tolentino Dipp.

6/ More technical sessions are coming, with traditional business sectors joining the debate.

We'll be there for every one — defending open access, self-custody, and the right of Dominicans to use Bitcoin freely.