Digital Chamber and Congressman Wylie Nickle Host Bitcoin Roundtable
Date: 2024-09-13 Author: Henry Casey Categories: CRYPTO PAYMENTS
Digital Chamber Presents Bitcoin Roundtable Discussion
Digital Chamber President Cody Carbone emphasized the importance of ongoing collaboration with political leaders to create balanced and effective digital asset policies.
“By collaborating with legislators on both sides of the political spectrum, we are committed to ensuring that Bitcoin and other digital assets play a central role in creating a more equitable and sustainable economy for all,” Carbone said.
The Digital Chamber described the roundtable as a “productive discussion” in a post on the X platform on Thursday, highlighting Bitcoin’s importance to national security, financial inclusion, privacy, and sustainability.
The post also noted that the group continues to support dialogue to advance innovation and strengthen communities.
Wylie Nickle Continues Digital Asset Advocacy
Nickle, who co-hosted the event, has long been a vocal supporter of the digital asset industry.
In May, the North Carolina congressman introduced a resolution with Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) to repeal the SEC’s controversial accounting bulletin, SAB 121.
Nickle continues his digital asset advocacy work with leading Democrats. He recently joined Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) for the first virtual Crypto For Harris gathering.
During the gathering, Nickle noted the differences in political leaders’ positions on cryptocurrencies. “Only one presidential candidate has called crypto a scam, and that’s Donald Trump,” he noted.
Despite Trump’s earlier stance, the Republican nominee has since expressed broad support for digital assets in his campaign, telling the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, “We will implement regulation, but it will be done by those who support the industry, not by those who criticize it.”
Nickl concluded by warning that making cryptocurrency a political issue could set back U.S. progress in the space.
“We’re not going to hand this over to Trump,” he said. “We want to encourage innovation and protect consumers, but turning crypto into a political football will only set the U.S. back.”
