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.
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:
Peter Singh, Visa
Kevin Carr, Rain
Joel Telpner, IOHK
Ron Hammond, Wintermute
Adam Kulpa, Virginia State Police
Eli Cohen, Centrifuge
Seats are limited. We recommend registering early to secure your spot and ensure access to the sessions most relevant to your team.