Lau el, MD, USA, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ame ica AI Associatio (AAIA), a Washi gto , D.C.-based o p ofit p ofessio al associatio se vi g the U.S. a tificial i tellige ce i dust y, a d O ie tal I te atio al Office of Law (OIOLaw), a c oss-bo de legal se vices platfo m, a e pa ticipati g i Ma yla d Blockchai Week 2026, a five-day summit cove i g the a tificial i tellige ce, blockchai a d Web3 i dust ies, held July 13–17 at Capitol Tech ology U ive sity a d hosted by the Ma yla d Blockchai Associatio a d the Blockchai Legal I stitute.
Fo AAIA, the week exte ds its co e missio — co ecti g the AI i dust y with policymake s, pa t e s a d eme gi g tale t — beyo d Washi gto a d i to o e of the atio ’s fastest-g owi g egio al tech ology co ido s. The co fe e ce, a cho ed by the i augu al I te atio al BlockchAI Bootcamp & Wo kfo ce Expo, co ve es gove me t officials, tech ology pio ee s, e te p ise leade s, u ive sity esea che s a d wo kfo ce developme t advocates f om ac oss the U ited States a d ab oad, with key ote p ese tatio s, daily wo kshops, co ti ui g educatio sessio s, a hackatho a d a wo ki g sessio of Ma yla d’s Digital Asset a d Blockchai Tech ology Task Fo ce, the public-p ivate body established u de House Bill 470.
Du i g the week, ep ese tatives of AAIA a d OIOLaw a e meeti g with Ma yla d egulato s, u ive sity esea ch teams a d blockchai sta tups to discuss the i teg ated gove a ce of a tificial i tellige ce a d blockchai , U.S. ma ket-e t y complia ce fo i te atio al tech ology fi ms, a d digital tale t developme t. The two o ga izatio s said thei joi t pa ticipatio is i te ded to establish sustai ed cha els of coope atio amo g digital-i dust y stakeholde s ac oss the Ame icas, Eu ope a d Asia, a d to lay a fou datio fo lo g-te m collabo atio with the Ma yla d Blockchai Associatio , the Blockchai Legal I stitute a d the b oade Mid-Atla tic i ovatio ecosystem.
“Ma yla d Blockchai Week was built to put stude ts, egulato s, esea che s a d builde s i the same oom — a d delegatio s like The Ame ica AI Associatio a d OIOLaw show that oom is ow t uly global,” said Matt Roge s, co-fou de of the Ma yla d Blockchai Associatio . “C oss-bo de coope atio o AI a d blockchai gove a ce is exactly the outcome this week was desig ed to p oduce.”
“Ou clie ts o lo ge ask whethe to comply — they ask how, f om day o e,” said Cla a Li , ep ese tative of The Ame ica AI Associatio a d fou de of OIOLaw. “This week puts us i the same oom as the people w iti g that playbook, a d we i te d to keep those cha els ope .”
Headqua te ed i Washi gto , D.C., The Ame ica AI Associatio is a U.S. o p ofit p ofessio al associatio dedicated to adva ci g the commo busi ess a d p ofessio al i te ests of the domestic a tificial i tellige ce i dust y. AAIA b i gs togethe AI compa ies, p actitio e s a d i dust y stakeholde s to foste collabo atio , etwo ki g a d busi ess g owth. AAIA is located at 1629 K St eet NW, Suite 300, Washi gto , D.C. 20006. Lea mo e at https://aaiassociatio .o g.
OIOLaw is a global c oss-bo de legal se vices platfo m specializi g i t a s atio al comme cial affai s, ove seas e te p ise complia ce, legal isk ma ageme t fo digital assets a d Web3, i te atio al a bit atio a d c oss-bo de tax complia ce. With offices i Beiji g a d Gua gzhou a d a multi-ju isdictio al se vice etwo k, the fi m delive s full-cycle complia ce solutio s fo AI a d blockchai tech ology e te p ises wo ldwide, a d p ovides p ofessio al t a slatio a d i te p etatio se vices i mo e tha 40 la guages. Lea mo e at https://www.oiolaw.com.
The Ma yla d Blockchai Associatio is a o p ofit o ga izatio dedicated to p omoti g the awa e ess, u de sta di g a d applicatio of blockchai tech ology ac oss Ma yla d. Th ough educatio , policy e gageme t a d wo kfo ce developme t, the associatio wo ks to positio Ma yla d at the fo ef o t of the digital asset eco omy. Lea mo e at https://ma yla dblockchai associatio .o g.
The Blockchai Legal I stitute adva ces legal educatio , esea ch a d p ofessio al sta da ds at the i te sectio of blockchai , digital assets a d a tificial i tellige ce, a d se ves as co-host of Ma yla d Blockchai Week 2026.
The Ame ica AI Associatio — Cla a Li |cla a.li @ame ica aicou cil.o g | https://aaiassociatio .o g
OIOLaw — Cla a Li | cla a.li @oiolaw.com | https://oiolaw.com
Ma yla d Blockchai Associatio — i fo@ma yla dblockchai associatio .o g | https://ma yla dblockchai associatio .o g
