Tom Farley, CEO of Bullish and former CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, will discuss cryptocurrency policy with Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at CoinDesk’s Policy & Regulation Conference in Washington, D.C., on September 22, 2026. The agenda for their session has not been disclosed. Gillibrand and six other Democratic senators said they would continue working to pass the CLARITY Act after a setback delayed progress during the week, saying important work remained. Farley became Bullish CEO in May 2023 after leading the NYSE from 2014 to 2018 and participating in an early investment in Coinbase. He also serves on the CFTC CEO Innovation Council. Bullish acquired CoinDesk from Digital Currency Group in 2023, leaving the company operating both a crypto exchange and a major industry media outlet. Gillibrand co-introduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act in 2022 with Senator Cynthia Lummis, seeking a comprehensive digital asset framework and clearer jurisdictional boundaries between the SEC and CFTC. Broader conference discussions are expected to cover the GENIUS Act on stablecoin regulation and the CLARITY Act’s treatment of digital assets as securities or commodities.