Patrick Witt and Ken Egan: After Clarity: Lessons for AI Policy

<p>What can the fight over crypto legislation teach policymakers about AI? Patrick Witt joins Ken Egan to discuss the CLARITY effort, durable regulation, open-source developer protections, AI payments and future digital-asset policy proposals.</p><p>CHAPTERS<br>00:00 Introduction<br>01:08 What comes after the CLARITY setback?<br>02:17 AI agents, payments and regulatory durability<br>03:56 Lessons from educating Congress<br>06:54 How AI companies engage with policymakers<br>08:54 Open-source developers and civil liberties<br>11:47 Reserve, crypto tax and reconciliation prospects</p><p>Session: After Clarity: Lessons for AI Policy<br>Recorded during Day 2 of Freedom Tech DC 2026, September 23, 2026, in Washington, DC.<br>Presented by the Bitcoin Policy Institute.</p><p>SPEAKERS<br>Ken Egan — Head of Government Affairs, Bitcoin Policy Institute; moderator<br>Patrick Witt — Executive Director, President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets</p><p>LEARN MORE<br>Freedom Tech DC: <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/summit">https://www.btcpolicy.org/summit</a><br>Bitcoin Policy Institute: <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/">https://www.btcpolicy.org/</a><br>Ken Egan — BPI: <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/authors/ken-egan">https://www.btcpolicy.org/authors/ken-egan</a><br>The White House: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/</a></p><p>FOLLOW ON X<br>Ken Egan: @Bayman11771 — <a href="https://x.com/Bayman11771">https://x.com/Bayman11771</a><br>Bitcoin Policy Institute: @bitcoinpolicy — <a href="https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy">https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy</a></p><p>SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE<br>Bitcoin Policy Institute: @btcpolicyorg — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@btcpolicyorg">https://www.youtube.com/@btcpolicyorg</a></p><p>ABOUT BPI<br>The Bitcoin Policy Institute is a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing Bitcoin policy through research, education, and engagement with policymakers.</p><p>#FreedomTechDC #AIPolicy #DigitalAssets</p>