BITCOIN POLICY INSTITUTE PRESENTS
Bitcoin Policy Summit
A conference for policymakers to discuss the national security and environmental concerns surrounding this new technology.
April 9th, 2024
National Press Club - Washington, DC
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It's Time to Get Serious About Bitcoin.
The cryptocurrency industry has long lobbied for minimal regulation in order to avoid “stifling innovation.” But recent events have raised pressing questions for policymakers — calling into question the merits of a light-touch approach to digital asset policy:
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How did Hamas leverage cryptocurrencies to finance its attacks on Israel?
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Is China exploiting American bitcoin mining operations to conduct espionage on key military bases?
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Do crypto mixers help criminals and terrorists conceal transactions from authorities?
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Are most cryptocurrencies simply unregistered securities?
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Does Bitcoin mining threaten the current administration's climate goals?
Questions like these underscore the urgency for policymakers to critically examine the impact of Bitcoin and other digital assets.
Join us for a day of bi-partisan policy discussions as we parse fact from fiction and confront the stark realities of the cryptocurrency industry.
Past
Speakers
Cynthia Lummis
US Senator, Founder of the Financial Innovation Caucus
Tim Ryan
Former Member of the US House of Representatives
Ted Cruz
US Senator, Ranking Member on Senate Commerce Committee
Tom Emmer
Member of the US House of Representatives, House Majority Whip
Matthew Pines
Director of Intelligence, Krebs Stamos
Jack Mallers
CEO, Strike
Roya Mahboob
CEO and Co-Founder, Digital Citizen Fund
Alex Gladstein
Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation
Troy Cross
Professor, Reed College
Kerri Langlais
Chief Strategy Officer, TeraWulf
Elijah Bowdre
Chairman, Miami-Dade Cryptocurrency Task Force
Greg Schultz
Primary Campaign Manager, Joe Biden's Presidential Campaign
Avik Roy
President, Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
Donna Redel
Adjunct Professor, Fordham Law School
Lawrence White
Professor, George Mason University
Margot Paez
Civil Engineering PhD Candidate, Georgia Institute of Technology
David Spencer
Owner, DKS Tax and Consulting
Meron Estefanos
Co-Founder, International Commission on Eritrean Refugees
Brian Morgenstern
Head of Policy, Riot Platforms
Natalie Brunell
Host, Coin Stories and Hard Money
Grant McCarty
Co-Founder, Bitcoin Policy Institute
Fadi Elsalameen
Adjunct Senior Fellow, American Security Project
David Zell
Co-Founder, Bitcoin Policy Institute
Matthew Ferranti
Economics PhD Candidate, Harvard University
Natalie Smolenski
Executive Director, Texas Bitcoin Foundation
Amena Ross
Head of Policy, Cash App
Zack Shapiro
Lawyer, Rains LLP
Joshua Hendrickson
Professor, University of Mississippi
Chris Barnard
VP of External Affairs, American Conservation Coalition
Amanda Cavaleri
Co-Founder, Bitcoin Today Coalition
Nick Anthony
Policy Analyst, CATO Institute Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives
Jim Liew
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Ian Gaines
Communications Advisor, Bitcoin Policy Institute
Ben Kincaid
Founding Partner, Bridger Solutions
Charlene Fadirepo
Founder and CEO, Bitcoin In Africa Show and Mango Digital Strategies
Andrew Bailey
Associate Professor, Yale NUS College
Bradley Rettler
Associate Professor, University of Wyoming
Craig Warmke
Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University
Adrian Hale
Director of Community and Economic Development, Foundry
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Regent, New York State Education Department
Thomas L. Hogan
Senior Fellow, American Institute for Economic Research
Sam Abbassi
CEO, Hoseki
Chris Kuiper
Director of Research, Fidelity Digital Assets
2024
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