Meet the team:
JENNIFER EWING
Adviser
Jennifer has two decades of experience in emerging and frontier capital markets, where she worked with institutional and family office investors in San Francisco, New York and London at ING Bank, Dresdner, Wood & Company and Cap Connect.
She is also Head of Strategy at The Centre for Digital Assets and Democracy.
Jennifer is a regular TV/radio commentator on US politics and financial liberty for BBC, Talk TV, GB News, Times Radio and Al Jazeera.
Last week, at our Permissionless event, UK bitcoin founders, investors, and industry leaders gathered to discuss the future of bitcoin businesses in the UK.
The message was clear: embrace bitcoin or risk falling behind.
Read more below:
https://bitcoinpolicyuk.substack.com/p/permissionless-bitcoin-in-the-uk
Let’s take a closer look at our team.
Adviser: Dr CRISTINA LLAMAS
Cristina is a Bitcoin advocate dedicated to supporting the use of Bitcoin as a new public infrastructure that promotes financial inclusion, freedom and fairness. With over 25 years of professional experience, she has been a founder, CEO and formerly a Google senior executive. She has worked as a management consultant in 5 continents and holds a Ph.D in aerospace law. Cristina is an avid rock climber and hiker, and loves spending time in nature. Originally from Spain, she is a mother of two children. Cristina is a co-founder of:
https://www.womenofbitcoin.org/
Bitcoin Policy UK, with Axiom, hosted Permissionless: an event with startup founders & officers building bitcoin businesses in the UK.
nostr:npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx, our Head of Policy, put it bluntly:
"Among the developed economies, we are the most hostile."
Let’s work to change that.
Last night, we were at London’s National Liberal Club where we hosted representatives from Parliament, the media, TradFi and the Bitcoin community.
During his presentation, @fnew carefully explained to the room what money is.
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You can download our paper on nation state strategies here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sUp-W6r816mPPQr0jGEKM2OfhWy1I8Ak/view
Our Head of Policy, nostr:npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx, discusses the future of Bitcoin in the UK with Stephan Livera.
An absolute must-listen!
You can find our paper on the mining industry and its potential for the UK in providing demand side response here:
https://uk.bitcoinpolicy.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bitcoin-Mining-UK-Analysis-Aug-2024.pdf
Our co-founder and Head of Policy, nostr:npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx, is speaking at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in December!
Join global leaders discussing the future of finance and financial inclusion.
nostr:npub1hwgw0uznr49t4gullpgfz4m5xnakl5a0l88m3k382xv7ys0tfmlsd503sg, our co-founder & director at Bitcoin Policy UK, will be attending NiceHashX in Slovenia to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
She'll discuss KYC & mining & the industry's challenges and opportunities.
Hope to see you there! For more information:
nicehashx.com
Bitcoin Policy UK’s policy team is dedicated to providing research and educating our elected representatives and the public on policy matters. We are apoliticial and collaborate with all parties to advocate for sensible regulation that serves our aims as a country going forward.
View our policy page to read our latest research:
Some of our team met with Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA last night.
Please welcome him to nostr:
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Kudos to Wilmington Grammar School for Boys and their inspiring teacher nostr:npub1wyjrqsx6wysfg05u4emf6zrg9pkm27f28zr9dct9gfjrdccgds7qcp2mkf for leading the UK’s first bitcoin program!
The My First Bitcoin Diploma equips students with skills in digital finance and critical thinking.
Read more here:
https://www.schoolguide.co.uk/blog/first-uk-school-to-offer-lessons-in-bitcoin
We are genuinely thrilled whenever someone is generous enough to zap our notes. Your zaps fuel our mission towards a more secure, inclusive, and innovative financial future powered by #Bitcoin. Thank you for being part of this journey.
The zaps we receive contribute to our broader fundraising goals which can be found on nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9, with more details on our website here:
Head of Policy, nostr:npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx, recently contributed to the full academic rebuttal to the anti-Bitcoin ECB paper.
Read the full rebuttal here:
https://www.murrayrudd.pro/challenging-bias-in-the-ecbs-bitcoin-analysis/
You may also wish to read this piece in Forbes on the same subject by nostr:npub1hwgw0uznr49t4gullpgfz4m5xnakl5a0l88m3k382xv7ys0tfmlsd503sg:
Journalist & Co-founder of Bitcoin Policy UK, nostr:npub1hwgw0uznr49t4gullpgfz4m5xnakl5a0l88m3k382xv7ys0tfmlsd503sg, to speak at #Bitcoin MENA 🇦🇪 
UK Budget Update for Bitcoin Holders.
HODL = No CGT: No tax if you don’t sell; disposal triggers CGT.
CGT rates are up: Selling bitcoin now incurs 18% for the basic rate (it was 10%) and 24% for the higher rate (it was 20%).
Thanks recap.io for the summary!
#UKBudget #Bitcoin
It was great to see nostr:npub1nqt6hg6k78la4uj0c0yc44s28t8nkgaaee7rdnrr0vszlul4wwdszsfpug & nostr:npub1musqetp57matzsjcwd2y7tvxe59h85v74pqasnqxk7fhpwazzjpseyv5kr at ExCeL!
Businesses are embracing bitcoin more than ever—there’s a noticeable shift in interest from last year.
By connecting solutions with practical applications, bitcoin becomes accessible & beneficial for all.
Bitcoin is inevitable.
The new Bitcoin Policy UK website is live!
Now, any country can set up its own Bitcoin Policy node.
Australia is next and we’re in talks with France, India and Indonesia!
Join the global movement.
Contact bill@bitcoinpolicy.uk to get started.
Our vision?
By next year, multiple countries will use this platform, saving time, cutting costs, and making international collaboration on Bitcoin Policy easier than ever.