David Beckworth and Sam Lyman: The Stakes of Preserving Dollar Dominance

<p>Sam Lyman and David Beckworth discuss how dollar stablecoins could shape the dollar’s global role and compete with central bank digital currencies. Their conversation covers access to Federal Reserve payment infrastructure, tokenized reserves and Treasury securities, and how banks and new payment providers might adapt to a more digital financial system.</p><p>Recorded during Day 1 of Freedom Tech DC 2026, September 22, 2026, in Washington, DC.<br />Presented by the Bitcoin Policy Institute.</p><p>SPEAKERS<br />Sam Lyman — Head of Research, Bitcoin Policy Institute; moderator<br />David Beckworth — Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center</p><p>LEARN MORE<br />Freedom Tech DC: <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/summit" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.btcpolicy.org/summit</a><br />Bitcoin Policy Institute: <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.btcpolicy.org/</a><br />Sam Lyman — BPI: <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/authors/sam-lyman" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.btcpolicy.org/authors/sam-lyman</a><br />David Beckworth — Mercatus Center: <a href="https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/david-beckworth" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/david-beckworth</a></p><p>FOLLOW ON X<br />Sam Lyman: @SamLyman33 — <a href="https://x.com/SamLyman33" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/SamLyman33</a><br />David Beckworth: @DavidBeckworth — <a href="https://x.com/DavidBeckworth" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/DavidBeckworth</a><br />Bitcoin Policy Institute: @bitcoinpolicy — <a href="https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy</a></p><p>SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE<br />Bitcoin Policy Institute: @btcpolicyorg — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@btcpolicyorg" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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 #BitcoinPolicyInstitute #Stablecoins #DollarDominance #Tokenization #DigitalPayments</p>