When a network is open and permissionless, no one sits at the center deciding who can participate, validate transactions, or build on top of it. The “no-CEO” talking point helps remind policymakers and the public that true open and public crypto networks aren’t centrally managed. But treating that talking point as unique to Bitcoin is misleading and risks undermining good policy. At the National Cryptocurrency Association, we believe the crypto story is bigger than any single token. Yes, Bitcoin doesn’t have a CEO but that’s not ideology. It’s the fundamental design of all open, permissionless tokens.(Stuart Alderoty)