A group of 26 technologists (disclosure: myself included) have signed an open letter to U.S. lawmakers urging them to “take a critical, skeptical approach toward industry claims that crypto-assets … are an innovative technology that is unreservedly good”. The letter is an effort to push back against the well-funded crypto lobbyists attempting to influence U.S. lawmakers.The Financial Times writes, “While individuals have made similar warnings about the safety and reliability of digital assets, it marks a more organised effort to challenge the growing influence of crypto advocates who want to resist attempts to regulate the frothy sector.”