![Staying Ahead of the Curve conference banner](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-08/staying-ahead-of-the-curve-header.jpg?itok=iC8o5oDs) Conference # Staying Ahead of the Curve: Crypto Regulation and Competitiveness Date and Time September 7, 2023 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM EDT Location Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC Share This Event ##### Featuring ![Niki Christoff portrait](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/niki-christoff-cropped.jpg?itok=ETCgYIMa) Niki Christoff Christoff & Co. [ ](https://twitter.com/NikiChristoff) ![Rashan Colbert - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/Rashan-Colbert-cropped.jpg?itok=6-jOhB94) Rashan Colbert dYdX [ ](https://twitter.com/Rashan) ![Daniel Davis - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/Daniel-Davis-cropped.jpg?itok=Pel19CGh) Daniel Davis Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP [ ](https://twitter.com/DanielJeDavis) ![Bill Hagerty cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/Bill-Hagerty.jpg?itok=MQVmKGet) Bill Hagerty United States Senator, Tennessee [ ](https://twitter.com/SenatorHagerty) ![Julie Hill circle](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2025-08/julie-hill-circle.jpeg?itok=KowCacUZ) Julie Hill University of Wyoming College of Law ![Jessica Jonas - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/Jessica-Jonas-cropped.jpg?itok=WuplrNYi) Jessica Jonas Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund ![Ji Kim - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/ji-kim.jpg?itok=_yJ7CxGg) Ji Kim Crypto Council for Innovation [ ](https://twitter.com/_jikim) ![Kathy Kraninger - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/Kathy-Kraninger-cropped.jpg?itok=SkKykeyq) Kathy Kraninger Solidus Labs [ ](https://twitter.com/KathyKraninger1) ![George Leonardo - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/George-Leonardo-cropped.jpg?itok=cc87C3vz) George Leonardo Cap Hill Crypto [ ](https://twitter.com/CapHillCrypto) ![Neel Maitra - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/Neel-Maitra-cropped.jpg?itok=JL5CIVL-) Neel Maitra Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati ![Jai Massari](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2021-11/jai-massai.jpg?itok=uR3xaVu5) Jai Massari Lightspark [ ](https://twitter.com/JaiMassari) [![Norbert Michel Cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2025-01/norbert-m-cropped.jpg?itok=8WIx97Dk)](/people/norbert-michel) [Norbert J. Michel](/people/norbert-michel) Vice President and Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute [ ](https://x.com/norbertjmichel) ![Bradford Newman - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/Bradford-Newman.jpg?itok=Ein8Jeo2) Bradford Newman Baker McKenzie ![Caroline Pham](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/caroline-pham.jpeg?itok=ZWeSfhks) Caroline Pham Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission [ ](https://twitter.com/CFTCpham) [![New Jennifer Schulp cropped image](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-03/jennifer-schulp-cropped-2.jpg?itok=kdrnmhHr)](/people/jennifer-j-schulp) [Jennifer J. Schulp](/people/jennifer-j-schulp) Former Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute ![Leo Schwartz - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/Leo-Schwartz.jpg?itok=9jAZSBPR) Leo Schwartz *Fortune* [ ](https://twitter.com/leomschwartz) [![Jack Solowey cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-12/jack-solowey-cropped-1.jpg?itok=6fpRyXQw)](/people/jack-solowey) [Jack Solowey](/people/jack-solowey) Former Policy Analyst, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute [ ](https://x.com/JackSolowey) [ ](mailto:jsolowey@cato.org) ![Corey Then - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/Corey-Then.jpg?itok=TVlFbI6X) Corey Then Circle [ ](https://twitter.com/thencorey) ![Yesha Yadav - cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-08/Yesha-Yadav.jpg?itok=lV9YyRYn) Yesha Yadav Vanderbilt Law School [ ](https://twitter.com/ProfYYadav1) While much of the world advances regulation for crypto asset markets, the United States has yet to provide a stable and practical framework for U.S. crypto policy. Against the backdrop of last year’s failure of crypto exchange FTX and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s continued aggressive enforcement agenda against the crypto industry, congressional debate on regulatory frameworks for crypto asset markets and stablecoins has intensified. Legislative action to provide clarity, however, remains a work in progress. Does unclear regulation of crypto assets threaten the United States’ position as a financial leader? Will uncertainty drive digital innovation from U.S. shores? Is delay in enacting a fit-for-purpose regulatory regime harming U.S. entrepreneurs, developers, and users? How should new financial technologies that are designed to be open-source and decentralized be regulated? Join us at Cato’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives Annual Conference for an outstanding program featuring leading policymakers and experts discussing crypto regulation. ### Schedule 9:30 - 9:35 AM **Opening Remarks** [**Norbert Michel**](https://www.cato.org/people/norbert-michel), Vice President and Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute 9:35 - 10:00 AM **Fireside Chat with Senator Bill Hagerty (R‑TN)** [**Bill Hagerty**](https://www.cato.org/people/bill-hagerty), United States Senator, Tennessee Moderated by [**Jennifer Schulp**](https://www.cato.org/people/jennifer-j-schulp), Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute 10:15 - 11:30 AM **Stablecoins, the Dollar, and Regulation** [**Julie Hill**](https://www.cato.org/people/julie-hill-0), University of Alabama School of Law [**Neel Maitra**](https://www.cato.org/people/neel-maitra), Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati [**Jai Massari**](https://www.cato.org/people/jai-massari), Lightspark [**Corey Then**](https://www.cato.org/people/corey-then), Circle Moderated by [**Leo Schwartz**](https://www.cato.org/people/leo-schwartz), *Fortune* 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM **Crypto Regulatory Uncertainty and U.S. Competitiveness** [**Rashan Colbert**](https://www.cato.org/people/rashan-colbert), dYdX [**Daniel Davis**](https://www.cato.org/people/daniel-davis), Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP [**Ji Kim**](https://www.cato.org/people/ji-kim), Crypto Council for Innovation [**Kathy Kraninger**](https://www.cato.org/people/kathy-kraninger), Solidus Labs Moderated by [**George Leonardo**](https://www.cato.org/people/george-leonardo), Cap Hill Crypto 1:00 - 1:30 PM **Lunch** 1:45 - 2:00 PM **Remarks by Caroline Pham (pre-recorded)** [**Caroline Pham**](https://www.cato.org/people/caroline-pham), Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission 2:00 - 3:15 PM **Regulating Open-Source Financial Technology** [**Jessica Jonas**](https://www.cato.org/people/jessica-jonas), Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund [**Bradford Newman**](https://www.cato.org/people/bradford-newman), Baker McKenzie **[Jack Solowey](https://cato.org/people/jack-solowey)**, Policy Analyst, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute [**Yesha Yadav**](https://www.cato.org/people/yesha-yadav), Vanderbilt Law School Moderated by [**Niki Christoff**](https://www.cato.org/people/niki-christoff), Christoff & Co. 3:15 - 3:20 PM **Closing Remarks** [**Jennifer Schulp**](https://www.cato.org/people/jennifer-j-schulp), Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute 3:30 PM **Reception** [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).