Different voices in product, policy and hiring change crypto outcomes, panelists tell Consensus Miami

Senior leaders from Mastercard, the Crypto Council for Innovation and Clerisy said the right people in the right rooms can reshape internal decisions, citing examples from stablecoin-linked cards and financial access to staking-policy framing in Washington. What to know : Mastercard’s Maja Lapcevic, Crypto Council for Innovation’s Alison Mangiero and Clerisy’s Alexandra Wilkis Wilson told CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami conference Tuesday that bringing different voices into product, policy and hiring discussions can change the outcomes those discussions produce. Lapcevic said an outside partner helped Mastercard think beyond crypto infrastructure and focus on making crypto “accessible, not complex,” including through cards linked to stablecoins for users in markets with limited access to traditional financial services. Mangiero said CCI’s policy work on staking changed after builders of staking primitives joined the discussion, helping the group describe staking as a “technical service” rather than a financialized product.