Trystine Payfer is a decentralized finance and Bitcoin advocate handling corporate communications and public policy for Riot Blockchain, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company. Ms. Payfer worked as a staffer in the California State Legislature for a variety of years covering numerous issues followed by lobbying and consulting in Washington, D.C. for technology and cybersecurity companies.

Ms. Payfer recently founded and launched Sats Center, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit dedicated to educating the public, elected officials, and regulators who want to learn about how Bitcoin can empower economic advancement and financial inclusion.