The policy organization Stand With Crypto flew us to D.C. along with many others in the industry for Stand With Crypto Day May 14. MNblockchain’s Brook Oldre and Brandon Ferdig attended this third annual event, where 60 blockchain professionals from around the country met with the members of Congress.
Several of the builders pose before The Capitol steps.
Each region visited several congresspeople, sharing their experience in the industry. Stand With Crypto Day is about putting a face on the issue as well as educating lawmakers about this industry and technology.
One of many meetings taking place this day
Our Central cohort had seven members from Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota, representing a variety of projects: a ticket marketplace, a business document transfer service, and a couple of musicians leveraging blockchain for better connection with fans and consumers.
Our cohort meeting with Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan
Brandon took the testimonials many of you provided to create a handout for the lawmakers.
One page of the handout
BIG thanks to those of you submitting these words for our representatives! Each office eagerly received this document, contributing much to our cohort which itself contributed much to the whole 60-member team of Stand With Crypto representatives stretching from Hawaii to Rhode Island.
To conclude, we attended a reception featuring an all-star panel.
Blockchain-friendly Senators Lummis and Gillibrand and Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong
Discussion here focused on facilitating bipartisan support that looks past differences & distractions as well as the priority of stablecoin legislation—being voted on THIS WEEK!
Altogether, it homed in on a legislative goal and the teamwork needed to see it through. It was a fitting message for this day and our efforts moving forward!
Stay tuned for such efforts. Let us know if you have any questions. You can email us at connect@mnblockchain.org or connect at the socials and Slack community below.
In the meantime, enjoy this video recap of the day:
