The Atlas Network defined this year's Think Tank Shark Tank as "a special edition focused on decentralized technologies like blockchain and cryptocurrency." Yikes!
The Bitcoin Policy Institute's Grant McCarty beat all of the shitcoiners by framing the project this way:
"Grant McCarty, co-executive director of Bitcoin Policy Institute, emerged as the judges’ choice for the grand prize winner for his plan to “produce an economic research report on innovations in cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, and then give lawmakers and their staff hands-on experience with the technology so they can better legislate this young and volatile industry.”
It's sad to see that the Atlas Network uses "cryptocurrency" and Bitcoin interchangeably, but hey... at least they picked the right winner.
“Grant believes that politicized rhetoric leads many Americans to view Bitcoin as a potentially destructive technology. He points to the counterexample of the millions of people around the world—many of them living under authoritarian regimes—who rely on cryptocurrency in their daily lives. His project’s mission is to give policymakers a better understanding of the freedom-unlocking potential of Bitcoin.”