Today, BA partnered with @fund_defi for a DeFi Demo briefing on Capitol Hill. Thank you to our members @aave, @Base, and @uniswap for showcasing the functionality of DeFi protocols, and for joining the discussion on the future development and use of DeFi in the U.S.

Monday vibes @BlockchainAssn @Jeremy_Epner

On Monday, the @BlockchainAssn and @VanderbiltU co-hosted the inaugural Digital Asset and Emerging Tech Policy Summit. We were fortunate to be joined by @SenatorHagerty, SEC Chairman @SECPaulSAtkins, House Financial Services Committee Chairman @RepFrenchHill, former CFTC Chairman @giancarloMKTS (all Vanderbilt alums!), as well as CFTC Chairman @MichaelSelig and @RepTimmons. On a personal level, it was especially meaningful to bring colleagues, policymakers, and industry leaders to a place I care deeply about. Extremely grateful to @ProfYYadav1 for her partnership, and to the Blockchain Association and Vanderbilt teams for making it all come together. Already looking forward to next year!

Absolutely thrilled to welcome @lindsayfraser0 to @BlockchainAssn as our new Chief Policy Officer! Her brilliant mind, steady judgment, and thoughtful approach to every challenge make her exactly the kind of leader this industry needs. We’re so lucky to have her. 🚀💙

Today, BA members are on Capitol Hill for our Privacy Technology Education Day. Technologies like encryption, zero-knowledge proofs & decentralized identity protect users and strengthen our economy. Our policymakers must ensure privacy innovation can thrive.

5/ @EllieCSmall1 — @BlockchainAssn Must‑pass items crypto: CR, NDAA, market structure, stablecoin yields, digital asset tax, and privacy. Also: SEC roundtable on financial surveillance & privacy and BA’s Hill Education Day.

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m running for Congress in New Hampshire’s 2nd District. I’ve served in all three branches of government and I know how to deliver for New Hampshire. I'll be a workhorse for the people of the Second District and will never stop fighting for a freer and more just Granite State. #NHPolitics maggiefornh.com/

NH— two US senators walk into “the only hedgehog store in the country,” per the owner. Cuteness ensues.

Thanks @CoryBooker for coming and talking with us at the @JoyceCraigNH day of action yesterday! #nhpolitics