Andrew Bragg is a pro-crypto Australian Senator for NSW, serving as the Chair of the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee and the Deputy Chair of the Environment and Communications References Committee in the Senate chamber for the Liberal Party of Australia. In 2019, he was elected as a senator for the Australian state of New South Wales.
In Australia, he backed the use of bitcoin, digital assets, and blockchain technology. To prevent local businesses from migrating offshore, he pushed the Australian government to provide a clear legislative framework for digital assets and crypto enterprises in 2021. Declares that regulatory uncertainty was causing problems in the fintech industry since banks were hesitant to deal with cryptocurrency assets.
He worked as a Managing Director at Bragg PPC, Executive Director at the Australian Business Council, National Director at Liberals and National for Yes, Federal Director at the Liberal Party of Australia, Director of policy and research at Menzies Research Center, Director of policy, Global Markets and Senior policy manager at Financial Service Council, director at ASX Corporate Governance Council, and other positions before becoming a Senator.
He expressed his confidence that the country's major political parties will include clear administrative crypto provisions in their political decision announcements, which will be pertinent to the country's approaching parliamentary election this year.