Today, April 18th, 2025, DeFi Education Fund (DEF) submitted Guiding Principles for a Token Safe Harbor Framework to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force.
You can find the full submission here
https://www.defieducationfund.org/_files/ugd/84ba66_04e7a0f6cd7e4c95b47b08e0db16abb0.pdf
And if you would like to provide feedback, you are able to here:
Adding a comment here so max can post again.
Happy Wednesday all! This morning we published a blog post focused on last week’s release of a discussion draft for market structure legislation. Our blog explores what’s in the bill, how it could impact DeFi, and the next steps in the process:
Hi all!
On Tuesday, May 27th at 1pm EST we will be holding our May Community Call. Link to join the call can be found below.
Can’t wait to see you all there!
Hey all! Today, in collaboration with Uniswap Foundation (UF), DEF provided a new submission to the SEC Crypto Task Force focused exclusively focused on DAOs and decentralized governance.
You can find our submission here:
https://www.defieducationfund.org/_files/ugd/84ba66_0114836a70d042b893f09c731352a775.pdf
If I was a cynical old fogey, I’'d speculate that unless you couple token to the meme-coin (and attend the tete-a-tete dinner court attendances), any submission might be whistling in the wind.
But then I’m not a yankee descent from revolutionaries with a long list of grievances so petitions might wriggle their way into the ear of someone competent.
Hey all! Flagging that today, DEF was joined by other leading crypto policy orgs in calling on Congress to include the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) in market structure legislation.
Check out our full statement at the link below:
Happy Friday all!
Just wanted to share that today, DEF and the Blockchain Association published our joint amicus brief in support of the Samourai Wallet defendants’ motion to dismiss the charges.
While we would have liked to submit this to the court, the Judge denied the defendants’ motion to allow amicus briefs. Despite this, we feel strongly that we need to share our perspective.
You can find the brief at the link below:
https://www.defieducationfund.org/_files/ugd/84ba66_4583bdbba0d944b4a6ad99e21edea16e.pdf
Hi all!
Just want to flag that DEF just published a blog on the GENIUS Act that passed out of the Senate yesterday. The blog examines what’s in the bill that just passed, what it means for DeFi, and what’s next.
You can find the blog at the link below:
https://www.defieducationfund.org/post/u-s-senate-passes-genius-act
thanks max! exciting stuff.
Hi all!
Want to flag that DEF’s June Community Call is next Tuesday (6/24) at 1pm EST.
It’s been a very busy past few weeks here in D.C., so please join us to hear the latest on what we have been working on and what’s around the corner.
Happy Tuesday everyone! Hope everyone is staying cool today!
Two quick announcements:
https://www.defieducationfund.org/post/chair-atkins-proposed-defi-innovation-exemption
Hi all!
Wanted to flag that last night, last night, DEF, Paradigm, Bitcoin Policy Institute, Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovation, Digital Chamber of Commerce, Solana Policy Institute, and the Uniswap Foundation, filed an amicus brief in Michael Lewellen v. Pamela Bondi in support of Lewellen’s opposition to the DOJ’s motion to dismiss.
In case you need a quick TLDR, in Jan. 2025, Michael Lewellen filed a preemptive lawsuit against the DOJ for capriciously prosecuting noncustodial software developers as money transmitters under 18 U.S.C. §1960, a federal statute which proscribes failing to register as a “money transmitting business.”
Our amicus can be found at the link below:
https://www.defieducationfund.org/_files/ugd/84ba66_a0475d7bbcf4436a83f68e792c554b4a.pdf
proud to have signed on to this one!
Hey all,
Hope everyone had a nice weekend!
As you all may know, Roman Storm’s trial begins today. Yesterday, DEF published a helpful backgrounder providing an overview of how we got to where we are.
As we write, “Today, the target is Tornado Cash…tomorrow it could be the developers of a VPN, an encrypted messaging app, or a peer-to-peer file sharing tool.”
Check out the blog here: https://www.defieducationfund.org/post/us-v-storm-background-timeline
DEF’s July Community Call is next Tuesday (7/22) at 1pm ET.
It has been a very busy month, so please join us as we discuss the latest in DeFi/crypto policy.
Hi all! Happy Monday! I want to share two quick exciting updates from DEF:
https://www.defieducationfund.org/post/def-strengthens-legal-and-policy-team-with-two-key-hires
thanks @mbernstein, appreciate the update!
Hi all! A few updates from the DEF team this AM:
Today, DEF and A16z sent a letter to the SEC Crypto Task Force advocating for a safe harbor from broker registration requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for trading interfaces that enable users to interact with blockchains and smart contract protocols (Apps), including those related to decentralized financial (DeFi) protocols and NFT marketplaces.
https://www.defieducationfund.org/post/def-and-a16z-jointly-submit-safe-harbor-proposal-to-the-sec-for-user-interfaces
We also published our mid year letter from Amanda, our Executive Director!
https://www.defieducationfund.org/post/def-2025-mid-year-letter
Happy Wednesday! Join DEF next Tuesday (8/26) at 1pm ET for DEF’s August Community Call!
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/kjb-tgss-skw