As more businesses move toward cashless operations, and digital payment systems become increasingly common, states have an important role to play in ensuring that Americans continue to have the freedom to use cash.

Join us on Thursday, July 30, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern for our next Solari Monthly Briefing, The Growing Importance of State Support for Cash.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BmkGucxAQiKpzxm4qP5KCA#/registration 

During this month's briefing, our speakers will discuss why cash remains essential to financial freedom, recent legislative successes, and practical strategies for protecting cash through state policy.

Susan Luschas – Building a Grassroots Cash Movement

Susan Luschas, founder of Team Cash, will share how a grassroots movement can help strengthen public awareness and encourage the continued use of cash. She will discuss Team Cash's efforts to promote the use of cash, South Dakota's successful legislation ensuring that school sporting events accept cash, and the lessons learned from that legislative campaign. Susan will also share practical ideas for how individuals can help preserve cash in their own communities.

Representative Heather Scott – A Legislative Success Story

Idaho Representative Heather Scott will discuss the legislation she championed requiring state agencies, including state-funded universities, to accept cash. She will explain how the bill came together, the challenges encountered along the way, and what other states can learn from Idaho's success.

Audience Q&A

We'll conclude with audience questions and discussion. Whether you're a legislator, policy advocate, business owner, or concerned citizen, this is an opportunity to hear directly from leaders working to preserve Americans' ability to use cash and to ask questions about how these efforts can be replicated in your own state.

We hope you'll join us for this important conversation.

We're also pleased to announce that the replay of our last briefing is now available to watch. During this interactive briefing, participants explored four possible futures for programmable money and considered what legislative guardrails may be needed to protect constitutional rights and financial freedom as digital payment technologies continue to evolve.

One of the most notable moments of the briefing came during our audience polling. We asked participants, "Should programmable money and digital assets carry guardrails protecting constitutional rights and financial freedom?" The response was remarkably clear. Of the 51 participants who responded, 50 answered yes, one was undecided, and no one answered no. In other words, approximately 98% of respondents supported establishing legislative guardrails, with the remaining 2% undecided. Not a single participant opposed the idea. While this was an informal poll of briefing attendees rather than a scientific survey, the results demonstrate an overwhelming consensus among participants that preserving constitutional rights and financial freedom should remain a priority as programmable money and digital assets continue to develop.

The replay, along with the presentation slides, is now available for anyone who was unable to attend live or would like to revisit the discussion. https://solari.com/briefing-for-state-leaders-scenario-planning-programmable-money-and-the-automated-third-lock-with-dennis-kucinich/ 

In freedom, 

The Solari Team