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The Team

The team at Bitcoin Policy UK have backgrounds in Financial Markets, Law, Technology, Tax, Bitcoin Mining and Media and Academia

Krista Edmunds, Head of Marketing and Next Gen

Krista Edmunds

Director

Head of Marketing &

Next Gen

Krista spent 20 years in financial markets and corporate innovation in London and New York. In 2021 she became fascinated by bitcoin and founded a bitcoin content and education platform, Access Tribe, as well as working with

The Bitcoin Collective who stood up the UK's first bitcoin-only conference.

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Freddie New

Freddie New

Director

Head of Policy

Freddie began his career as a lobbyist, moving into law two years later. He has provided paytech and Bitcoin industry expertise in submissions to HM Treasury, the FCA, HMRC and to Parliamentary committees, in connection with his work in the payments sector and as co-founder of ICDEF, a cryptocurrency research platform.

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Susie Violet Ward

Susie Violet Ward

Director

Head of Mining and Sustainability

Susie Violet Ward is a Financial Analyst with a background in Accounting with a strong interest in Bitcoin and the environment. She has authored several research articles on the benefits of Bitcoin Mining and its advantages for the future of renewable energy.

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Mark Morton

Mark Morton

Mining and Sustainability

Advisor

Mark is the co-founder and Managing Director of Scilling Digital Mining, Ireland's first bitcoin mining company.
Mark joins the Bitcoin Policy UK team as an advisor on Bitcoin Mining, Sustainability and Policy.

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Laura McConnell

Laura McConnell

Next Gen

Advisor

Laura recently graduated with a masters in international business, discovering bitcoin in the process. She joined 'The Bitcoin Collective' who hosted the UK’s first major bitcoin-only conference in 2022 as Business Manager and now brings her passion for Bitcoin and further education to the Bitcoin Policy UK team.

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Daniel Prince

Daniel Prince

Advisor

Daniel left the financial industry 4.5 years ago to travel through Asia, Europe and North America with his wife and 4 young children. He is a published author and the host of the 'Once Bitten' Podcast with a mission to help educate as many people about bitcoin as possible so that they can gain financial freedom.

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Russell Rukin

Russell Rukin

Mining & Sustainability

Advisor

Russell started his career in store design & followed with a freelance career for national and global clients using his expertise in design, illustration and communication. He eventually followed a passion for engineering into the teaching profession. As a dedicated environmentalist Russell has become a strong bitcoin mining advocate, which he sees as a solution to growing the UK’s renewable energy investment and capturing methane flares to mitigate global warming. 

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Jordan Walker

Jordan Walker

Advisor

Jordan is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Bitcoin Collective, who hosted the UK’s first major Bitcoin conference.

As an early driver of this policy initiative, Jordan brings his passion for Bitcoin and the UK Bitcoin community to this project.

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