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DEF January Recap
Here’s what the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has been up to in January 2025. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about a...


4 days ago9 min read
New DEF Paper; Additional Nominations; SEC Stops the CAT; "The Golden Age of Digital Assets"; Stablecoin Legislation; CFTC Pilot Program
DEF Authors New Paper Exploring Samourai Wallet & Money Transmitters Last week, DEF published a paper entitled “Prosecuting Privacy:...


Feb 131 min read
DEF Authors New Paper Exploring Samourai Wallet & Money Transmitters
The DOJ’s case against Samourai Wallet’s founders surfaces critical questions about how financial regulations apply to privacy-enhancing...


Feb 1010 min read
Congressional Hearings; Congress Announces Crypto Roadmap; SEC Crypto Task Force
Congress Holds Flurry of Crypto Debanking Hearings What happened? Senate Banking Committee Hearing on Debanking On February 5th, the...


Feb 76 min read
Why the Department of Justice’s actions against DeFi are a wreck
This post originally appeared on a16zcrypto.com as part of a package of crypto policy views: Making the U.S. the crypto capital: What...


Feb 34 min read
New Amicus Brief from Senator Lummis; Treasury Secretary Bessent Confirmed; CFTC Digital Asset Roundtables; DEF Blog on DAOs
Senator Lummis Submits Amicus Brief in SEC v. Coinbase Appeal What happened? On January 24th, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) filed an...


Jan 276 min read
Trump Administration Assumes Office; CRA Resolution to Overturn IRS’s “Broker” Rulemaking; Lawsuit Challenging DOJ’s Attacks on Developers; UK Exempts Crypto Staking from Investment Scheme Rules
Trump Administration Assumes Office; Issues Executive Order on Digital Assets What happened? Last week, newly-inaugurated President...


Jan 271 min read
DeFi Education Fund (DEF) is Pleased to Welcome Jennifer Rosenthal as Chief Communications Officer
The DeFi Education Fund (“DEF”) is thrilled to announce that Jennifer Rosenthal has joined DEF as Chief Communications Officer and will...


Jan 233 min read
Digesting Trump's Executive Order on Digital Assets
Earlier today, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “ Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial...


Jan 227 min read
DAOs in the Crosshairs: Legal Challenges and Emerging Frameworks
Introduction Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) envision a future of decentralized governance and collective coordination...
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