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Policy Brunch (8/13): 3rd Annual Blockchain Braintrust Retreat
FEATURING: 
• Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Ebony M. Thompson, City Solicitor, Baltimore City Department of Law
• Marisa Calderon, President & CEO, Prosperity Now
• Dominique Little, Government Affairs Lead, Paradigm
• Tiffany J. Smith, Partner, WilmerHale 
• Cleve Mesidor, Executive Director, Blockchain Foundation 
• Veronica Hash, Partnerships for U.S. Policy, Coinbase
• Anthony J. Howell, Director & Overseas Representative of the Washington D.C. Office,
Government of Bermuda
• Kahina Van Dyke, Operating Partner, Advent International
• Ramona Ortega, Founder, WealthBuild

A new white House Executive Order -  "Democratizes Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors" - creates pathways for exposure to digital assets in retirement accounts. 

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“”Liquid Staking” as used in this statement refers to a type of Protocol Staking whereby owners of Covered Crypto Assets deposit their Covered Crypto Assets with a third-party Protocol Staking service provider (such owners, “Depositors”) and in return receive newly “minted” (or created) crypto assets (“Staking Receipt Tokens”) that evidence Depositors’ ownership of the deposited Covered Crypto Assets and any rewards (as described in the Protocol Staking Statement) that accrue to the deposited Covered Crypto Assets.”

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In response to the request for information, Blockchain Foundation submitted a policy recommendation for the U.S. Senate Banking Committee market structure discussion draft: "Direct FDIC, OCC and the Fed to conduct a study to assess how CDFIs and MDIs could be authorized to offer digital assets via partnerships and deploy risk management programs to increase consumer fraud and scam awareness."

Ritzy P, host of  “The Get Down: Beyond Bitcoin” Podcast has just been appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors for Women of Web3. Gravity Speakers recently added her to their roster of high-profile speakers. 

Who Owns Crypto in Latin America? A Demographic Snapshot by Age and Country - RankingsLatAm

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