entity Updated 2026-08-05 Tags: Person, Public-Finance, Journalism, Policy

Liz Farmer

Liz Farmer appears in States are getting crypto-curious as the Pew Charitable Trusts public-finance expert interviewed by Stephanie Hughes about state interest in crypto investment and reserve laws.

Her contribution is to separate several ideas that can otherwise blur together. Some state officials view Bitcoin or other digital assets as high-risk, high-reward alternatives for diversification; State Crypto Reserves are still untested emergency tools; and Arizona’s law is more about Seized Digital Asset Custody than ordinary portfolio allocation.

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