Agnes Gambill West
- Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Agnes Beatrice Gambill West is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
Agnes' research focuses on decentralized finance (DeFi) regulation, lowering barriers to innovation, the role of surveillance and privacy in DeFi payment transactions, the freedom to transact, and novel models of corporate governance for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).
Prior to joining Mercatus, Agnes worked for Appalachian State University as an assistant professor and as an attorney-advisor for startups. Agnes is Co-Chair of the North Carolina Blockchain Initiative, is an appointee to the North Carolina Innovation Council, and serves on the Business and Consumer Payments Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. She has experience working as a proprietary trader and is the co-founder of an Ethereum-based blockchain payments company. Her research has been published in the American Intellectual Property Law Association's (AIPLA) Quarterly Journal.
Agnes received a JD from University of North Carolina School of Law, an LLM from Duke University School of Law, and an MSc from Oxford University.
Latest Work
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Congress May Modernize the SEC’s Mission. Will It Work? | The Hill
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Paradox of Valuing Cryptocurrency in America | The Hill
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The New DAO Model: Legal Protections for Unincorporated For-profit Associations | FinRegRag
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Achieve Agricultural Abundance by Challenging the Status Quo | Farming Abundance
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Operation Choke Point 2.0, Monopolistic Favoritism, or the Velocity of Money? | FinRegRag
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Basic R&D in Digital Assets Could Lead to Breakthroughs in Innovation, Competition | The Hill
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
A Universal Sandbox in Missouri Can Promote Innovation and Regulatory Reform
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Ohio’s ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Deserves Cheers, but More Must Be Done | RealClearPolicy
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
A Regulatory Sandbox in Ohio Can Promote Innovation and Regulatory Reform
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Blockchain Mining Needs a Makeover — But so Does Mining Policy
Latest Work
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Congress May Modernize the SEC’s Mission. Will It Work? | The Hill
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Paradox of Valuing Cryptocurrency in America | The Hill
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The New DAO Model: Legal Protections for Unincorporated For-profit Associations | FinRegRag
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Achieve Agricultural Abundance by Challenging the Status Quo | Farming Abundance
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Operation Choke Point 2.0, Monopolistic Favoritism, or the Velocity of Money? | FinRegRag
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Basic R&D in Digital Assets Could Lead to Breakthroughs in Innovation, Competition | The Hill
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
A Universal Sandbox in Missouri Can Promote Innovation and Regulatory Reform
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Ohio’s ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Deserves Cheers, but More Must Be Done | RealClearPolicy
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
A Regulatory Sandbox in Ohio Can Promote Innovation and Regulatory Reform
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Blockchain Mining Needs a Makeover — But so Does Mining Policy
Latest Work
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
A Universal Sandbox in Missouri Can Promote Innovation and Regulatory Reform
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
A Regulatory Sandbox in Ohio Can Promote Innovation and Regulatory Reform
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Market-Based Solutions Can Build Public Trust in Decentralized Finance
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Recommendations for Advancing US Competitiveness in the Global Digital Asset Sector
Latest Work
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Congress May Modernize the SEC’s Mission. Will It Work? | The Hill
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Paradox of Valuing Cryptocurrency in America | The Hill
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The New DAO Model: Legal Protections for Unincorporated For-profit Associations | FinRegRag
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Achieve Agricultural Abundance by Challenging the Status Quo | Farming Abundance
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Operation Choke Point 2.0, Monopolistic Favoritism, or the Velocity of Money? | FinRegRag
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Basic R&D in Digital Assets Could Lead to Breakthroughs in Innovation, Competition | The Hill
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Ohio’s ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Deserves Cheers, but More Must Be Done | RealClearPolicy
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Blockchain Mining Needs a Makeover — But so Does Mining Policy
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
States Can Attract More Entrepreneurs by Sharing Sandboxes | RealClearPolicy
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary