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The Second Annual bitcoin Policy Summit of the bitcoin Policy Institute begins today in Washington, DC and features prominent bipartisan lawmakers, bitcoin experts, and human rights advocates.
Congressional representatives include Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Wiley Nickel (D-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and House Majority Leader United States Representatives, Tom Emmer (R). -MINNESOTA).
The summit is exploring the intersection of bitcoin and politics, ranging from geopolitical considerations in the context of the current US dollar system, the environmental impacts of bitcoin mining, as well as the importance of bitcoin to human rights in the US. USA and abroad.
Headlining the conference are keynote speakers who will share their perspectives on bitcoin and its broader impact on the economy, national security, and energy systems.
These include:
- Mining in the United States: An informal chat with Senator Cynthia Lummis
- Fred Thiel – CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings
- Cynthia Lummis – US Senator (R-WY)
- bitcoin and Financial Inclusion: A Fireside Chat with Chastity Murphy, US Treasury
- Grant McCarty – Co-Executive Director, bitcoin Policy Institute
- chastity murphy – Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Financial Institutions, U.S. Treasury
- The state of the technological ecosystem and global adoption of bitcoin
- Alex Thorn – Head of Research, Galaxy
- Charlene Fadirepo – CEO of Mango Digital Strategies
- Alyse Killeen – Founder and Managing Partner, Stillmark
- Wolf Von Laer – Executive Director, Students for Freedom
- Tom McDivitt – CRO, Government Solutions, Elliptic
- bitcoin against autocracy: a modern tool for freedom
- Felix Maradiaga – Human rights defender and nominee for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
- Cryptocurrencies and illicit finances
- Matthew Pines – Director of Security Consulting at Sentinel One and BPI National Security Fellow
- Ken Egan – Head of Operations, Blocktrace
- Meredith Fitzpatrick – Director of Cryptocurrency Investigations and Compliance, Forensic Risk Alliance
- Sam Lyman – Director of Public Policy, Riot Platforms
Additionally, the conference will feature insights from key players in the bitcoin industry, including Mike Brock, CEO of Block's TBD, Avik Roy, President of the Equal Opportunity Research Foundation and Senior Advisor to BPI, as well as Ben Gagnon. the mining director of Bitfarms.
The bitcoin Policy Summit is set to be a major milestone in the bipartisan dialogue on bitcoin and digital assets in general and aims to educate policymakers on key ecosystem priorities.
For those unable to attend in person, a live stream of the event is available on the bitcoin Magazine YouTube Channel as well as x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1777668960219172947″>x (twitter)ensuring that the ideas and debates from the bitcoin Policy Summit can reach a global audience of stakeholders, political leaders and industry participants.