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Mar 266 min read

Genesis and Gemini Updates; SEC Gets Sanctioned; HFSC Hearing on SEC Overreach

Before we get into this week’s DEF Weekly, you might have seen exciting news from us on Monday. We are happy to share that DEF and Beba,...

Mar 255 min read

It’s Our Time: DEF Goes on Offense Against the SEC

On March 25, 2024, DEF and Beba, a Waco, Texas-based apparel company, sued the SEC. We seek a court order that the SEC unlawfully adopted...

Mar 187 min read

SEC Commissioners’ Dissent on Enforcement Action; Coinbase Challenges the SEC’s Denial of its Request for Rulemaking; Exploring DUNA; HFSC's CFPB Hearing

SEC Commissioners’ Raging Dissent on Enforcement Action What happened? On March 5th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued...

Mar 136 min read

How Far is the SEC Willing to Reach into DeFi? A Look at the BarnBridge DAO Settlement.

What happened? On December 22, 2023, the BarnBridge decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and its founders agreed to...

Mar 115 min read

CFTC Chair's House Testimony; State AGs Act in Kraken Case; SEC's Default Judgment; The FED Chair's Congressional Testimony

CFTC Chair Discusses SEC Chaos in House Testimony What happened? Last Wednesday, the House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing to...

Mar 65 min read

DEF’s February Recap

Here’s what the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has been up to in February 2024. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about a...

Mar 43 min read

DEF Files Amicus Brief in Support of Kraken’s Motion to Dismiss; HFSC Markup Includes Bill Focused on Innovation

DEF Files Amicus Brief in Support of Kraken’s Motion to Dismiss What happened? Last week, DEF, alongside the Blockchain Association,...

Feb 263 min read

LEJILEX and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas Sue the SEC; A New Nonprofit Aims to Shield White-Hat Hackers in Crypto Industry

LEJILEX and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas Sue the SEC What happened? Last Wednesday, LEJILEX and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of...

Feb 224 min read

How a New Suit Against the SEC Can Change Everything

On February 21, 2024, LEJILEX and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (“CFAT”) announced that they brought a pre-enforcement...

Feb 204 min read

FinCEN Oversight Hearing; HFSC Hearing on Crypto and Illicit Finance

FinCEN Oversight Hearing What Happened? Last Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) convened an oversight hearing...