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Owl Explains: After Crypto Week, What GENIUS and CLARITY Mean for Web3

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Crypto Week marked a seismic shift in the U.S. digital asset landscape. From the President signing the GENIUS Act into law to the House vote on the CLARITY Act and signals from the Treasury Department and other agencies, the stage is being set for a new era of blockchain and crypto in the US. In this discussion, we’ll unpack the real-world implications for builders, investors, and policymakers—without getting lost in procedural weeds. What does this mean for stablecoins, payments and banking? How will jurisdictional shifts affect innovation? And is the U.S. finally on a path to global leadership in digital assets?

Speakers:

  • Summer Mersinger – Chief Executive Officer, Blockchain Association

  • Lee A. Schneider – General Counsel, Ava Labs

  • Peter Freeman – Partner, FS Vector

  • Norma Krayem – VP & Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Digital Innovation, Van Scoyoc Associates