Congress shouldn't be able to buy individual stocks
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With the tokenization of securities, it could be a requirement that public figures publish their holding addresses, we get the desired transparency and they can trade within the rules. This would reduce reporting load and delays as the real time data could be inspected by any party.
If we're shifting to a situation where companies essentially regulate (and yes, that's a risky word to use in this context, but I'll do so anyway to provoke a bit of thought) social behaviour and norms, then I would see decision-makers in political spheres and corporate spheres as being relatively similar.
Conflicts of interest would arise based on corporate strategy, allegiances, and undisclosed information (not desirable properties in a market-driven system).
Under that kind of environment, enforcing rules on politicians while not enforcing them on corporate decision-makers could be seen as an attempt to shut down existing democratic processes.
I think that's a neat way to counteract an underlying frustration I have (and I don't think I'm alone) regarding proprietary software/hardware and technical ecosystems/governance that don't seem open to feedback and change.