Kristin Smith |Private

President SolanaInstitute, fmr CEO BlockchainAssn

[Kristin Smith |Private @kristinsmithpr]

1/ I'm flying home after a great week at the SALTConference Wyoming Blockchain Symposium and AIPLeads Summit, where three things kept coming up: Clarity in September, whether the momentum is still there, and what comes next.
A few thoughts (and pictures!)

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[Kristin Smith |Private @kristinsmithpr]

It was wonderful to joinmilesjennings,
LindaLacewell,Julie_Stitzel,cows2cryptofora
conversation on Clarity, agency action, and the path ahead in Washington.
Incredible event as always here in Wyoming - congratulations to SALTConference and John Darsie!

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Years of work went into this text. It shows.
Robust consumer protections. Tools for law enforcement. Certainty for developers. Substantive ethics requirements.
This is a strong bill that secures American leadership in digital assets.

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1/ Today, BlockchainAssn, Crypto_Council and DigitalChamber sent a letter urging the House Ways and Means Cmte to pass RepMikeCarey's Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act, as introduced.
Here's why it's critical for the future of our industry.

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Looking forward to joining MariaBartiromo on MorningsMaria this morning to discuss why now is a critical time to pass the Clarity Act and the tokenization of everything on Solana.
Tune in live!

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1/ Today's Solana Summit Chicago lineup is stacked.
Here's what we're covering:
L CFTC's evolving role in digital assets w/ passalacqua_mj+millercwl
L Institutional adoption: JohnSvolos, PayPal, CroweUSA, moderated byzGu

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Backstage at Solana Summit: Washington x Wall Street.
📍Chicago. Let's go.

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Great to join my friends and fellow leaders SummerMersinger, RebeccaRettig1, and the incredibleEleanorTerrett for a conversation on how crypto is a force in DC with a passionate and organized community behind it. The time is right for Clarity. Let's get this

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"Blockchain technology is here to change the world - and we're just at the precipice."
Thank you BoHines for joining us at Solana
Accelerate today!

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I'm looking forward to sitting down with BoHines and connecting with thesolana ecosystem at SolanaEvents Accelerate next week.
Hope to see you there!

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Great dinner last night with SolanaInstitute, multicoin and
SolanaFndn at the 2026 Bitcoin Conference - a policy-focused conversation about the rails crypto needs to scale globally: fast, cheap, and builder-friendly.
Not here to compete. Here to build.

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1/ Yesterday's SolanaInstitute Summit: Washington x Wall Street made one thing clear: the future of finance is being built now - onSolana.
Thank you to our speakers and attendees who made the day such a success. We were proud to convene leaders from DC, NYC, and beyond.

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"Over the last three years, we've gone from a reluctance to have these conversations [on crypto policy], to a reluctance to be in the way.
Everyone in Congress understands how important this is. The future of the global economy must be in the United States." - RepTimmons

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Thank you, former Governor TerryMcAuliffe, for a great conversation on the future of digital assets in the U.S. to close out today's SolanaInstitute Summit.
His closing thoughts for the audience: Get engaged and vote. Reach across the aisle. And, finally, "let's go crypto!"

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Exclusively first for our audience.
"America has always been the beacon of innovation... the US should be the leader in crypto. It's at the center of tech & finance. And it's pushing the boundaries of things the US is already the world leader in: tech & innovation."-calilyliu

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At today's SolanaInstitute Summit: Washington x
Wall Street:
"DeFi is not the wild west of crypto. DeFi is *the point* of crypto."
Well said, msantoriESQ!

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1/ Solana Summit: Washington x Wall Street is here.
Policymakers, regulators, investors, and builders are joining us today to explore policy andSolana as the future of finance.

[Kristin Smith |Private @kristinsmithpr]

Setting up for tomorrow's Solana Summit: Washington x Wall Street.
We have a strong lineup of speakers - from the White House, Congress, the key agencies, and Wall Street - and important sessions and conversations - on DeFi, institutional investment, and more.
See you tomorrow!

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2/ Last week, I joinedChairmanSeligfor a fireside chat at blockworksDAS in New York.
On stage he announcedCFTC's new Innovation Task Force, focused on helping build clearer rules for crypto and other emerging technologies.

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Thank you, ChairmanSelig, for a great conversation atblockworksDAS this morning on regulatory certainty for digital assets, prediction markets, perps, and much more.
Under your leadership, the future of our industry is bright and built here in the United States.