Fireside chat with Patrick Witt on the state of crypto policy.

• Patrick Witt, Executive Director, President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets
• Miller Whitehouse-Levine, CEO, Solana Policy Institute

DeFi is moving beyond early adopters. Industry leaders explore what's driving the next wave – from institutional demand and network growth to why DeFi rails are poised to become the backbone of digital asset adoption.

• Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Managing Partner, SkyBridge
• Marco Santori, CEO, Solmate
• Dan Tapiero, Managing Partner, CEO & CIO, 50T
• Moderated by Ben Weiss, Crypto Reporter, Fortune

Kristin Smith, President, Solana Policy Institute

Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation
With Eleanor Terrett, Jacquelyn Melinek, and Gerald Gallagher, hosts, Crypto in America

Institutional capital has arrived. This panel examines the product innovation, client demand, and distribution questions that define what comes next.

• Matt Horne, Head of the Digital Asset Strategist team, Fidelity Asset Management
• Greg Xethalis, Partner and General Counsel, Multicoin
• Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Digital Assets, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi
• Teddy Fusaro, President, Bitwise
• Moderated by Nick Ducoff, Institutional Growth Lead, Solana Foundation

A look at the state-level policy and legislative landscape for crypto, from emerging regulatory frameworks to the local initiatives driving adoption forward.

• Lisa Francoeur, Secretary of Education, New York State Advisory Committee on Cryptocurrency and Digital Finance & Co-Inventor, DeFi All Odds

Evaluating the L1 landscape, examining network activity, developer momentum, and institutional use cases across leading blockchains, with particular attention to how macro conditions and regulatory clarity are shaping allocation decisions.

• Jeff Park, Partner and Chief Investment Officer, ProCap Financial
• Zach Pandl, Head of Research, Grayscale Investments
• Sydney Rice, Head of On-chain & Research, Talos
• Moderated by James Seyffart, Senior Research Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence

Leaders from across the Solana ecosystem discuss the DeFi tools and services they're building on the network – and the legal, infrastructure, and protocol considerations shaping what comes next.

• Rebecca Rettig, COO and CLO, Jito Labs
• Tom Warner, Head of Blockchain Business Development, DoubleZero
• Jarry Xiao, CoFounder, Ellipsis Labs
• Moderated by Ramzy Ali, Head of DeFi, Solana Foundation

Rep. William Timmons (R-SC) will discuss the landmark legislative achievements shaping the future of digital assets, and what they mean for Wall Street.

Top voices from the SEC, Capitol Hill, and the policy world unpack what's actually moving in Washington – from the Crypto Task Force's agenda to pending legislation and the policy debates that will shape the industry's future.

• Landon Zinda, Counsel to the Chairman and Senior Advisor for the Crypto Task Force at the Securities and Exchange Commission
• Chris Land, General Counsel, U.S. Senator Cynthia M. Lummis
• Amanda Tuminelli, Executive Director and Chief Legal Officer, DeFi Education Fund
• Moderated by Jacquelyn Melinek, Founder and CEO of Token Relations and Host of the Talking Tokens and Crypto in America podcasts

The 2026 midterms are on the horizon and crypto remains a key issue in U.S. elections. Pollsters, reporters, and political analysts explore the crypto voter bloc, its growing influence on campaigns, and what it means for races ahead.

• Alex Chizhik, Chief Commercial Officer, Harris X
• Jessica Taylor, Editor, U.S. Senate and Governors, The Cook Political Report
• Keith Castaldo, Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Avoq
• Moderated by Colin McLaren, Head of Government Relations, Solana Policy Institute

Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe joins Solana Policy Institute President Kristin Smith for a fireside chat on why bipartisan leadership in crypto policy is essential to keeping America at the forefront of financial innovation and expanding economic opportunity.

DJ set by Nina D. Jay