Freddie is the Co-Founder and Chief Policy Officer at Bitcoin Policy UK. After growing up in Syria and Zimbabwe, he worked in the City of London as a corporate lawyer throughout the Great Financial Crisis, eventually moving into fintech and engineering startups. In 2023, he co-founded Bitcoin Policy UK (BPUK), which advocates for forward-thinking policies and an enlightened regulatory approach towards Bitcoin in the UK. With BPUK he has provided paytech and Bitcoin industry expertise in submissions to HM Treasury, the FCA, HMRC and to Parliamentary committees. He’s spoken publicly in multiple countries at many industry events on the state of the Bitcoin industry in the UK, and also on the dangers of CBDCs and what can be done to oppose them.