I am a former U.S. financial services regulator who worked in capital markets during the Global Financial Crisis, where I watched how the financial system almost crumbled. Back in 2008, I thought of what I hear most people discuss about the Federal Reserve today and see the fracture of trust that exists in our society over our money.

In 2016, I left behind the world of regulation to explore the world of Bitcoin, where a newer and sounder form of money had been invented that offered not only digital scarcity, but decentralized security of a network based on trust built to last. Having learned the workings of Capitol Hill and policy at the Digital Chamber of Commerce, I then set out to start the Value Technology Foundation.

Today, the Value Technology Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides Bitcoin education who has received grant funding from the U.S. Government based on a proposal that included a demonstration of Bitcoin mining. This has not only helped our leaders in Government better understand what this process is about, but also has helped debunk myths about what this involves. VTF is always looking for new research opportunities in the space and would love to help provide policy guidance on a non-partisan and unbiased basis to help share with the world what this new foundation of money, security, trust, and savings is all about.