Consensus 2022, one of the biggest blockchain conferences of them all, is taking place this week beginning June 9 through June 13 in Austin, Texas. And, government policy topics will be centerstage with a wide-ranging roster of speakers joining the Coindesk-produced conference.
The full agenda is here.
Take our rankings with a grain of salt – it’s hard to know until you get there. But here are 16 picks for key government policy discussions that we’re looking forward to at the show…
#1 – Washington’s Crypto Awakening: The Lawmaker Town Hall
Friday, June 10 – 2:40 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Participants:
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- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R, WY)
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D, NY)
- Senator Pat Toomey (R, PA)
- Congressman, Patrick McHenry (R, NC)
- Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk (moderator)
blockchain tipsheet tip: Promising a Town Hall inspires visions of bar stools and theater-in-the-round with audience participation. We’ll see what happens, but the lineup of 3 leading senators and a key congressman pushing blockchain legislation is impressive even if it’s by video link.
Senator Lummis and Senator Gillibrand will be appearing three days after their long-awaited June 7 introduction of their digital assets bill in the U.S. Senate. The two senators represent the krux of regulatory possibilities, which remarkably is not partisan (at this point): Sen. Lummis sits on the Senate Banking committee – with Ranking Member Senator Toomey – which oversees the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). And Senator Gillibrand is on the Senate Agriculture committee which oversees the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Possible questions to pursue:
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- Should the SEC oversee cryptos or the CFTC -or is it a mix?
- Realistically, when can a broad-based regulation passed by Congress? – it doesn’t feel like this year given the Fall election.
- Where does Congressman McHenry’s interests in a separate digital assets regulatory body fit?
- How might things change if McHenry becomes Ranking Member on the House Banking Committee should the House flip to Republicans in the Fall elections?
On the stablecoin front, what the latest according to Senator Toomey? - Did Terra Luna damage policy momentum?
- What’s Senator Toomey gonna do once his term ends in January – seems perfect for the blockchain lobby or venture capital?
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