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Bitcoiners may not care about the government, but government cares about them | Yaël Ossowski at 2025 Bitcoin Policy Summit

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director and Bitcoin Policy Institute Fellow Yaël Ossowski presents the"Congressional Guide to Bitcoin" at the 2025 Bitcoin Policy Summit.

This includes reforms for De Minimis Taxation Exemptions, reforms of the Bank Secrecy Act, and changes to the Fannie Mae Selling Guide to allow Bitcoin and its crypto-offspring to be used as collateral for mortgages and home financing.

https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/the-congressional-guide-to-bitcoin

June 25, 2025

BTC Prague Panel: Investment in Over Regulated Environment

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Our excellent panel from BTC Prague 2024 is now live on Youtube.

Investment in Over Regulated Environment — lessons for bitcoiners from the EU, the US, and highly regulated industries that have persevered.

Featuring Leon Wankum, James Putra & Yves Choueifaty. Enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZQbPtQaNhI&list=PLzzgcGPTEzHtgvdv5K-Dfop2-spb9dJC6&index=14

Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin & No-KYC Practices (BTC Prague 2023 Panel)

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

https://youtu.be/WxGowLFeW0E

At BTC Prague in June 2023, I moderated a panel with Marek Palatinus of Satoshi Labs, Anna of Hodl Hodl, and cyberpunk author Juraj Bednar on peer-to-peer Bitcoin practices and no-KYC practices.

What Is CBDC - Niko Jilch, Bill Wirtz & Yaël Ossowski (BTCPrague 2023)

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

At BTCPrague in June 2023, I was able to moderate a discussion with my friends Niko Jilch and Bill Wirtz on the future of Central Bank Digital Currencies.

Check it out here:

https://youtu.be/dJ2M7KWCqX8

VapeLive: Yaël Ossowski on the Consumer Choice Center US Vaping Index

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

https://youtu.be/xKsJ-Oq7snI

Presentation at Vape Live, covering the Consumer Choice Center’s Vaping Index.

Yaël Ossowski, Deputy Director

http://bit.ly/Vape-Index

http://consumerchoicecenter.org

November 17, 2020

COVID-19 Liability Shields: Shaping our Legal System to Withstand Pandemic Lawsuits

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQlcR8j7n6g&feature=youtu.be

As businesses and schools open after months of state-imposed lockdowns, the COVID-19 relief bill in Congress contains a proposal to provide a liability shield to institutions who follow federal guidelines but still find themselves the target of lawsuits. Meanwhile, state legislatures are considering separate proposals. Our panel of experts discuss the post-COVID-19 litigation landscape, the feasibility of liability shields, and what they could mean for businesses, entrepreneurs, school administrators, and consumers who are easing back into life as the nation recovers from the economic slow-down.

Yaël Ossowski FDA Testimony on Smart CBD Regulation

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

https://youtu.be/zTHp0-x2dkM

On May 31st, 2019, Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski was invited to provide testimony to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on regulations for cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds such as CBD.

https://consumerchoicecenter.org/cannabis-legalization/