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Joey Garcia is the Executive Director, Chief Strategy, Policy and Regulatory affairs officer at Xapo Bank. He is recognised as a top fintech lawyer globally by Chambers & Partners and has served as a specialist consultant to the United Nations, where he has significantly influenced virtual assets, DeFi, and regulatory frameworks. Additionally, he contributed to the UK Law Society's Blockchain Legal and Regulatory Guidance. He maintains active involvement in think tanks like the Wharton Reg@Tech initiative and the UK Parliamentary Roundtable on Blockchain Technologies, while advising the British Blockchain Association and the original Bitcoin L2 Rootstock Labs in a non-executive capacity. He acted as the Xapo Bank representative on the Libra/Diem Association and has engaged in multiple global initiatives since then.