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Staying Ahead of the Curve: Crypto Regulation and Competitiveness

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Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
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Niki Christoff

Christoff & Co.

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Rashan Colbert

dYdX

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Daniel Davis

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Bill Hagerty

United States Senator, Tennessee

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Julie Hill

University of Alabama School of Law

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Jessica Jonas

Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund

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Ji Kim

Crypto Council for Innovation

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Kathy Kraninger

Solidus Labs

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George Leonardo

Cap Hill Crypto

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Neel Maitra

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Jai Massari
Jai Massari

Lightspark

Vice President and Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives

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Bradford Newman

Baker McKenzie

Caroline Pham
Caroline Pham

Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

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Leo Schwartz

Fortune

Policy Analyst, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

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Corey Then

Circle

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Yesha Yadav

Vanderbilt Law School

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, 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, United States Senator, Tennessee

Moderated by Jennifer 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, University of Alabama School of Law
Neel Maitra, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Jai Massari, Lightspark
Corey Then, Circle

Moderated by Leo Schwartz, Fortune

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Crypto Regulatory Uncertainty and U.S. Competitiveness

Rashan Colbert, dYdX
Daniel Davis, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Ji Kim, Crypto Council for Innovation
Kathy Kraninger, Solidus Labs

Moderated by George Leonardo, Cap Hill Crypto

1:00 - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:45 - 2:00 PM

Remarks by Caroline Pham (pre‐​recorded)

Caroline Pham, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

2:00 - 3:15 PM

Regulating Open‐​Source Financial Technology

Jessica Jonas, Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund
Bradford Newman, Baker McKenzie
Jack Solowey, Policy Analyst, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute
Yesha Yadav, Vanderbilt Law School

Moderated by Niki Christoff, Christoff & Co.

3:15 - 3:20 PM

Closing Remarks

Jennifer Schulp, Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

3:30 PM

Reception