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Jan 13, 20234 min read

CFTC Sues Mango Market Exploiter; GOP HFSC Members; Treasury Responds to Rep. Emmer; SEC Sues Gemini

CFTC Files Suit Against Mango Market Exploiter What happened? On Monday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a...

Jan 10, 20235 min read

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

Jan 6, 20233 min read

Welcome Back 2023 has arrived with a sense of opportunity in Washington as a new Congress (attempts to) get going. Last year, DeFi faced...

Dec 15, 20222 min read

Development in CFTC v. Ooki DAO On Monday, Judge Orrick issued an Order in the Ooki DAO case, requiring the CFTC to either serve the...

Dec 8, 20222 min read

Ooki DAO Hearing Yesterday, Judge Orrick heard arguments in CFTC v. Ooki DAO. We, as well as the other amici, continue to assert that the...

Dec 6, 20221 min read

On December 5, 2022, The Block reported that Orthogonal Trading had defaulted on $36 million of loans on crypto lending protocol Maple...

Dec 5, 20224 min read

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

Dec 1, 20222 min read

In its pursuit to democratize the financial system, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has unveiled immense potential for economic freedom and...

Nov 30, 20224 min read

Ooki DAO Update We have filed our response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) filing from last week concerning their...

Nov 18, 20223 min read

Ooki DAO Update On Tuesday, the CFTC filed its response to the amicus briefs that were filed in response to the case it brought against...