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Second edition of annual gathering in Jackson Hole to feature prominent voices in digital finance

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SALT, a leading global thought leadership forum focused on digital innovation, today announced the preliminary speaker lineup and sponsor list for the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium (WBS), hosted in partnership with Kraken, a leading digital assets exchange. The second annual event will take place August 18-21, 2025 at the Four Seasons Jackson Hole, bringing together a cross-section of leaders at the forefront of digital finance and public policy.

The Wyoming Blockchain Symposium will once again convene a highly curated group of 350 leading investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers to explore blockchain's role in shaping the future of global finance.

The preliminary list of confirmed speakers for the event includes:

• Governor Mark Gordon (Governor of Wyoming and Chair of Wyoming Stable Token Commission)
• Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY, Chair of Senate Banking Digital Asset Subcommittee)
• Senator Tim Scott (R-SC, Chair of the Senate Banking Committee)
• Arjun Sethi (Kraken, Co-Chief Executive Officer)
• Dave Ripley (Kraken, Co-Chief Executive Officer)
• Kyle Samani (Multicoin Capital, Founder and Managing Partner)
• Eric Trump (American Bitcoin, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer)
• Alex Gladstein (Human Rights Foundation, Chief Strategy Officer)
• Asher Genoot (Hut 8, Chief Executive Officer)
• Charles Hoskinson (IOG, Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
• Kristin Smith (Solana Policy Institute, President)
• Nathan McCauley (Anchorage, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
• Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink, Co-Founder)
• Staci Warden (Algorand, Chief Executive Officer)
• Caitlin Long (Custodia Bank, Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
• Dan Morehead (Pantera Capital, Founder and Managing Partner)
• Deepa Raja Carbon (VARA, Managing Director and Vice Chairperson)
• Denelle Dixon (Stellar, Chief Executive Officer)
• Joel Revill (Two Ocean, Chief Executive Officer)
• Lorien Gabel (Figment, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
• Mary-Catherine Lader (Uniswap Labs, Chief Operating Officer)
• Miles Jennings (a16z crypto, Head of Policy & General Counsel)
• Anthony Scaramucci (SkyBridge Capital, Founder & Managing Partner)
• Pascal St-Jean (3iQ, President and Chief Executive Officer)
• Sunny Lu (VeChain, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
• Álvaro Salas Castro (The Reynolds Foundation, President)
• Céline Boustani (Human Rights Foundation, President)   
• Evan Mawarire (Zimbabwean Hyperinflation Survivor, Pastor, and Pro-Democracy Advocate)
• Ian De Bode (Ondo Finance, Chief Strategy Officer)
• Jack Mallers (Twenty One, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
• Jeff Booth (Ego Death Capital, Founding Partner)
• Jon Lerner (CoinTracker, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
• Lindsey Argalas (TaxBit, Chief Executive Officer)
• Matt Odell (Ten31 and OpenSats, Managing Partner and Co-Founder)  
• Mike Alfred (Alpine Fox LP, Founder and Managing Partner)
• Noemi Boyer (Democracy Lab, Chief Executive Officer)   
• Paul Itoi (Stakwork, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
• Rebecca Rettig (Jito Labs, Chief Legal Officer)
• Ryan Zurrer (Dialectic, Founder)
• Srdja Popovic (CANVAS, Founder)
• Teana Baker-Taylor (Venice AI, Chief Operating Officer)

The Wyoming Blockchain Symposium takes place ahead of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, creating an opportunity for meaningful dialogue around emerging financial technologies and their role in the future financial system.

"We created the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium to provide blockchain-curious asset allocators and public officials a highly curated platform to engage with industry leaders," said John Darsie, CEO of SALT. "With the regulatory landscape evolving rapidly and the digital assets market entering a new phase of maturity, this year's event will be even more fun and important."

Confirmed sponsors include: American Bitcoin, Avalanche, Multicoin, University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI); Hedera, Human Rights Foundation, IOG, Polkadot, Solana Policy Institute, VeChain, 3iQ; Algorand, Anchorage, Chainlink, CoinTracker, Galaxy, MARA, Paxos, Perkins Coie, Ripple, TaxBit; Custodia Bank, Dialectic, Figment, Stellar, Two Ocean and Taft.

To learn more or request an invitation, visit: salt.org.

About SALT
SALT is a global thought leadership forum covering the intersection of finance, technology and public policy. Founded in 2009, SALT's global event series and media properties convene key executives, investors and government officials to accelerate digital innovation in financial services and beyond. For more information, please visit salt.org.

About Kraken
Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing and most secure crypto platforms. Our mission is to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Globally, Kraken clients trade more than 300 digital assets and 6 different national currencies, including GBP, EUR, USD, CAD, CHF, and AUD.

Founded in 2011, Kraken was among the first to offer spot trading with margin, parachain auctions, staking, regulated derivatives and index services under one roof. With millions of individuals, traders and institutions around the world, Kraken offers professional 24/7/365 client support along with one of the fastest, most performant trading platforms available. Kraken has set the industry standard for transparency and client trust, and was the first crypto platform to conduct Proof of Reserves.

Kraken markets can be monitored and traded via the web or through the Kraken and Kraken Pro iOS and Android apps.

For more information about Kraken, please visit kraken.com.

Media Contacts:
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SOURCE SALT