Merkle Meet 2026 Washington DC Hosted by Merkle Science
Merkle Science returns to Washington, DC for Merkle Meet DC 2026, a practitioner-led all-day summit focused on how U.S. policy, enforcement expectations, and real-world operating constraints are shaping digital asset risk, compliance, and investigations. Across panels and workshops, we will move beyond theory to examine the on-chain tactics regulators are prioritizing, what institutions are operationalizing, and how public–private collaboration is evolving to support faster asset recovery and better outcomes for victims. This edition of Merkle Meet DC is organized in partnership with Sumsub.
Merkle Meet DC 2026 Agenda
The day's agenda is built around the issues decision-makers are actively grappling with:
Sanctions evasion and criminal activity in crypto, from nation-state actors to proxy networks
Institutional adoption in 2026, including tokenized treasuries, RWAs, and tokenized deposits moving out of pilots
Stablecoins post-GENIUS Act, with emphasis on execution, supervision, reserves, and distribution scrutiny
Crypto market structure reform and what current SEC and CFTC signaling implies for compliance and trading controls
Asset recovery in action, including what works (and what breaks) in public–private partnerships
A forward-looking crypto policy outlook for 2026, including emerging regulatory perimeters and cross-border friction
In addition to panels, the DC edition includes practical sessions designed to be immediately useful for operating teams, including product workshops and training modules covering sanction risk detection, stablecoin monitoring, and investigative workflows anchored in current fraud typologies.
Featured speakers (partial list)
A few of the crypto policy and regulation leaders joining this DC 2026 edition include:
Emre Konakci — CoinList
Diego Gutarra — B2C2
Steve Szaroleta — ConsenSys
Sean Spaniol — Sui Foundation
Adam Leaman — Zero Hash
Eli Cohen — Centrifuge
Katie Dellolio — a16z
Jamie Udison — FINRA
Chris Russell — tZERO
Stephen Gardner — Zero Hash
Mark Graves — Conduit Finance
Patrick Wyman — FBI
Caroline Hill — Circle
Lee Shneider — Ava Labs
Ron Hammond — Wintermute
Nicolas Jacquemart — Cardano
Kyle Schneps — Foundry / DCG
Pierre Alain Krohn — Bitcoin Suisse
Adam Zarazinski — Inca Digital
Travis Wiehn — FBI
Purvi Maniar — Laser Digital
Kevin Wysocki — Head of Policy, Anchorage
Jon Sabol — Aptos
We are pleased to offer 8.4 continuing professional education (CPE) credits to those that attend the event. CPE certification at Merkle Meet DC 2026 is being administered by Carahsoft Technology Corp. Carahsoft is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. For more information on the CPE credit we are offering, our CPE sponsor (NASBA), and the submission process, please click here.
Seats are limited. We recommend registering early to secure your spot and ensure access to the sessions most relevant to your team.