Marhsa Blackburn (R-TN), the longest-serving U.S. Senator representing the state of Tennessee, will speak at the National Press Club in Washington DC for the second annual meeting. bitcoin Policy Summit organized by the bitcoin Policy Institute (IPB).
According to a press release sent to bitcoin MagazineBlackburn will participate in a fireside chat focused on the current digital asset policy landscape, addressing common misconceptions, regulatory challenges, as well as the future direction of bitcoin and digital assets in the United States.
black burn served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th District from 2003 to 2019 and began her term as Senator in 2019 to the present. Blackburn is currently the state's senior senator and the dean of Tennessee's congressional delegation. In 2022, Blackburn crypto/”>cosponsored an amendment to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 along with Senator Lummis (R-WY), a strong supporter of bitcoin. The amendment sought to expand voluntary data reporting by crypto companies to make it easier to identify and respond to cybersecurity threats in the industry.
“Senator Blackburn's participation underscores the growing importance of bitcoin in the real economy and the need to regulate it properly,” said Grant Mccarty, co-founder of BPI in a statement to bitcoin Magazine.
The inaugural bitcoin Policy Summit in 2023 featured prominent policymakers including Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and House Majority Leader Tom Emmer (R-MN). bitcoin industry leaders and human rights activists also attended, including: Roya Mahboob (CEO and co-founder of Digital Citizen Fund), Alex Gladstein (chief strategy officer, Human Rights Foundation), and Jack Mallers (CEO, Strike).
This year's Summit will be held at the National Press Club in Washington DC and includes Avik Roy (President of the Equal Opportunity Research Foundation), Mike Brock (CEO of Block's TBD), Sarah Kreps (Director of Cornell Brooks tech Policy Institute) and Matthew Pines (Director of Security Advisory at Sentinel One). You can see the full list of speakers. here.
bitcoin Magazine, in collaboration with BPI, will livestream the Summit across social media, including Twitter (X) and Youtube.
To learn more about the bitcoin Policy Summit, visit https://www.btcpolicysummit.org/.
