Policy Summit 2025 | 801 Wharf St SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA

About Policy Summit 2025

The Policy Summit 2025, hosted by the Blockchain Association, is a high-stakes event geared toward shaping how the U.S. regulates and supports the digital asset sector. Scheduled for December 8-9, 2025, in Washington, D.C., at InterContinental – The Wharf, this members-only gathering will bring together policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, and legal experts.

Throughout the summit, expect deeply technical & policy-oriented discussions on topics that really matter: stablecoins, taxation, anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, securities law, and how regulatory frameworks can balance consumer protection with innovation. The event is designed not only to talk about challenges but to produce forward-looking ideas and frameworks, via interaction between government decision-makers and people in crypto who build, innovate, and advocate.

Policy Summit 2025 is more than just another conference: it’s one of those rare opportunities to see where U.S. crypto policy is heading in real time — and to influence it. If you are part of a project, firm, or legal/regulatory entity that wants to stay on top of what’s coming (and make sure your voice is heard), this is one event you won’t want to miss.

Speakers

Tim Scott

U.S. Senator from South Carolina TIM SCOTT U.S. SENATOR SOUTH CAROLINA

Bill Hagerty

U.S. Ambassador to Japan at U.S. Department of State U.S. Department of State

Senator Cynthia Lummis

U.S. Senator (WY) at United States Senate United States Senate

Congressman Tom Emmer

Majority Whip at U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC)

U.S. House of Representatives

Congressman French Hill

Congressman from Arkansas, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives U.S. U.S. House of Representatives

View More (45)

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA)

Senator at U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives

Warren Davidson

Congressman at U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE)

Member of the United States Congress U.S. House of Representatives

Wiley Nickel

Congressman for North Carolina's 13th District

Addison McDowell

Congressman at U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives

Rep.-elect Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA)

Congressman at U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives

Hester M. Peirce

Commissioner at Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda

Commissioner at Securities and Exchange Commission US. Securities and Exchange Commission

Summer Mersinger

Commissioner at Commodity Futures Trading Commission U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Adrienne A. Harris

Superintendent at New York State Department of Financial Services New York State Department of Financial Services

J. Christopher Giancarlo

General Counsel, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP; Former Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Shayne Coplan

Founder and CEO at Polymarket Polymarket

Kristin Smith

CEO at Blockchain Association Blockchain Association

Sulolit "Raj" Mukherjee

Executive Director, Office of Digital Asset Initiative at IRS Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Jon Lenzner

former Chief of Staff at Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Marta Belcher

President & Chair at Filecoin Foundation / Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web Filecoin Foundation

Julie Stitzel

Vice President of Public Policy at Digital Currency Group Digital Currency Group

Marco Santori

Chief Legal Officer at Kraken Kraken Digital Exchange

Michael Mosier

Co-Founder at Arktouros PLLC; Former Acting Director, FinCEN, U.S. Department of the Treasury Arktouros

Dritan Nesho

CEO at HarrisX HarrisX

Aaron Mackey

Free Speech and Transparency Litigator at Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Amanda Tuminelli

CLO at DeFi Education Fund DeFi Education Fund

Jason Gottlieb

Partner & Chair, Digital Assets at Morrison Cohen Morrison Cohen LLP

Katherine Minarik

Chief Legal Officer at Uniswap Labs Uniswap Labs

Rebecca Rettig

Chief Legal & Policy Officer at Polygon Labs Polygon Labs

Judd Littleton

Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell Sullivan & Cromwell

Miles Jennings

GC at a16z crypto a16z crypto

Lauren Belive

Head of U.S. Policy at Ripple Ripple

Tuongvy Le

General Counsel at Anchorage Digital Anchorage Digital

Bill Hughes

Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory Matters at Consensys Consensys

Nilmini Rubin

Chief Policy Officer at Hedera Hedera Foundation

Kara Calvert

VP, US Policy at Coinbase Coinbase

Candace Kelly

Chief Legal Officer of the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) Stellar Development Foundation

H. Joshua Rivera

Operating Partner and General Counsel at Blockchain Capital Blockchain Capital LLC

Seth Hertlein

Global Head of Policy at Ledger Ledger

Jason Somensatto

Head of Policy for North America at Chainalysis Chainalysis

Nikhil Raghuveera

Co-Founder and CEO at Predicate Predicate

Jennifer Schulp

Director of Financial Regulation Studies at Cato Cato Institute

Jack Solowey

Policy Analyst at Cato Cato Institute

Jeff Hetzel

Associate at Consovoy McCarthy Consovoy McCarthy PLLC

Dave Grimaldi

EVP of Government Relations at Blockchain Association Blockchain Association

Marisa Coppel

Head of Legal at Blockchain Association Blockchain Association

Sarah Milby

Head of Policy at Blockchain Association Blockchain Association

Ron Hammond

Director of Government Relations at Blockchain Association Blockchain Association

Laura Sanders

Senior Counsel at Blockchain Association Blockchain Association

Agenda

Policy Summit 2025 1

Policy Summit 2025 2