The Digital Chamber (TDC) recently launched our State Network, an initiative designed to unify, strengthen, and elevate digital asset advocacy at the state level. The launch brought together state lawmakers, industry leaders, and partners from across the country to set a shared vision for how states can lead the future of blockchain innovation and responsible policy development.
The State Network builds on the proven model that has guided our success in Washington. At the federal level, we have seen firsthand that a coordinated and unified advocacy strategy is the most effective way to advance thoughtful digital asset policy. Our biggest wins have come from consistent messaging, aligned priorities, and the full engagement of our member companies. Now, we are applying that same approach to the states, where digital asset legislation is moving fast, and where lawmakers are seeking trusted, technically accurate input as they craft policies that will shape our economic future.
A High-Energy Launch to Chart the Road Ahead
The launch event created a dynamic space for lawmakers and innovators to connect directly on the opportunities and challenges shaping state policy. The conversations were highly engaged and fully bipartisan, reflecting a shared recognition that the United States must lead the next era of financial and technological innovation.
A highlight of the evening was the participation of the Future Caucus, our new strategic partner in bipartisan state engagement. Their leadership underscores a generational commitment to advancing innovation, strengthening public trust, and shaping a forward-looking policy environment for digital assets. Together, TDC and Future Caucus will equip young state lawmakers with the tools and knowledge they need to help modernize financial systems, protect consumers, and promote economic competitiveness.
Another major announcement from the event was the launch of the State Network Microgrant Program, a new initiative that will provide small grants to support state-level research, innovation pilots, educational programs, and community outreach efforts focused on blockchain and digital asset policy. This program is designed to empower local leaders, university clubs, and state blockchain organizations to develop smart engagement activities that help to educate policy leaders and showcase practical blockchain use cases that have the potential to make government more efficient and transparent.
Taking the Federal Model and Bringing It to the States
For over a decade, TDC has demonstrated that unified advocacy delivers results. Our success at the federal level has come from consistent priorities, credible information, and constructive, bipartisan engagement. The State Network applies that same proven model to state legislatures.
The mission is simple: give policy makers and regulators the tools, expertise, and real-world examples they need to craft smart policy that protects consumers, supports innovation, and strengthens local economies.
Key pillars of our State Network include:
- Advancing and supporting actionable policy campaigns in priority states – including drafting legislation, coordinating testimony, engaging regulators, and mobilizing members to help pass clear, pro-innovation digital asset laws.
- Showcasing model policy solutions and providing guidance in legislation development and rulemaking related to key issues facing our members like unclaimed-property, advancing DUNA-based government efficiencies, stablecoin implantation, money-transmission rules, and promoting innovation through sandboxes, pilot programs, and more so resources are shared across states where lawmakers often legislate in silos.
- Providing nonpartisan education and technical guidance.
- Demoing blockchain applications that showcase member company solutions.
- Developing strategic policy partnerships with associations and state-level blockchain organizations, university clubs, and like-minded groups.
- Ensuring industry voices are represented consistently.
Our Work Is Already Underway
Before the formal launch, our State Network had already begun engaging key constituencies across the country. We have led briefings in Arizona for a group of state reps, briefed the Ohio State Treasurer’s office, presented to the New Hampshire Token Commission, briefed the New York Treasury Managers Association and its affiliates, and there is more to come.
What Comes Next
Over the next year, our State Network will roll out a robust slate of programs, including the Microgrant program, as well as a Digital Asset Tour meant to engage policy makers and stakeholders in critical states across the country.
With this launch, TDC is entering a new chapter of coordinated, strategic, and forward-looking state-level advocacy. We are proud to lead this effort alongside our member companies, and we look forward to building a strong, secure, and innovation-focused digital asset future in partnership with states nationwide.
