- White House Advisor Patrick Witt will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming Ripple Swell.
- The affair marks the first time a key White House official will attend the event.
Ripple is holding its most important event of the year on November 4-5 in New York. The Ripple Swell will gather the who’s who in various industries who will share their fresh insights on the current state and the future of the financial and digital asset spaces. This is also a time when Ripple and participants usually forge stronger links to unlock new opportunities within the Ripple and XRP ecosystems.
A Stacked Lineup at the Ripple Swell
The big event’s lineup this year is stacked with senior executives and representatives from Ripple, Nasdaq, BNY, Kraken, Franklin Templeton, Citi, BlackRock, Fidelity, Bitwise, Robinhood, JP Morgan, Mastercard, CME Group, Moody’s, Aave, DBS, Coinbase, and more.
Through its Director of Digital Assets, Maxwell Stein, BlackRock’s participation is generating quite a buzz as the crypto community speculates there may be a brewing cooperation between Ripple and the investment giant.
Patrick Witt Attends as Keynote Speaker
Another participant gaining much attention is Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets. Ripple confirmed that the White House official who succeeded Bo Hines will be the conference’s keynote speaker.
Witt’s involvement at Ripple Swell marks a momentous occasion since it would be the first time a top White House official would attend the event. His talking points are expected to revolve around pressing matters like digital asset regulation, tokenized securities, revolutionizing payment systems, and increased cooperation between the government and key players in the crypto industry. Additionally, he will likely discuss updates on the government’s Bitcoin (BTC) reserve roadmap.
The White House representative is notable for his tenure as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD-RE) at the Department of Defense (DoD). Crypto community members expect Witt to deliver a fresh strategy in the USA’s crypto advance, given his past position in the Pentagon alongside his other credentials.
Witt’s confirmed keynote at Ripple Swell is arguably the most significant political validation for Ripple, XRP, and the broader crypto ecosystem. It could also open up a new level of dialogue across the government, traditional finance, and players in the blockchain space like Ripple, as the US targets the realization of President Donald Trump’s vision of making the country the “crypto capital of the world.”
