Today, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins gave a speech entitled – “American Leadership in the Digital Finance Revolution” – and the speech title alone is a significantly positive tide change signal. In the speech, Chair Atkins also highlighted the benefits of DeFi. Below, you can find a few of our favorite quotes from his speech: • “As I have said before, the right to have self-custody of one’s private property is a core American value. I believe deeply in the right to use a self-custod...| DeFi Education Fund
Today, DeFi Education Fund (DEF) is thrilled to announce that Ayana Dow and Talia Davis have joined the organization. Ayana joins DEF as Senior Counsel, where she will advise on regulatory matters, proposed rulemakings, and legislation. Talia Davis will serve as Vice President of Government Relations, leading DEF’s advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill.Digital asset policy is continuing to develop at a rapid pace in D.C. and abroad, and with this unprecedented momentum, DEF’s work has never b...| DeFi Education Fund
On Friday, July 18, 2025, President Trump officially signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act of 2025 into law. The stablecoin framework is the first tailored regulatory structure for digital assets in U.S. history and provides clear rules for stablecoin issuers. The GENIUS Act sets requirements for reserve backing, transparency, consumer protection, and compliance with anti-money laundering laws, while also creating pathways for federal ...| DeFi Education Fund
As we celebrate ‘Crypto Week’ in the U.S. House of Representatives, the DEF team has compiled a blog post looking at the potential implications for DeFi in the latest text of the CLARITY Act, which was recently advanced by the House Rules Committee to the House floor for votes.This latest draft of market structure legislation represents meaningful progress towards achieving greater regulatory clarity and critical protections for DeFi developers, users, and technology in the United Stat...| DeFi Education Fund
In August 2023, developers of the Tornado Cash protocol, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, were indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on several charges, including conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to violate sanctions, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money‑transmitting business. Storm pleaded not guilty to the charges, explaining that he “is a developer, and his only agreement, together with the members of his U.S.-based company, was to build software s...| DeFi Education Fund
On July 9, 2025, The Senate's Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing entitled: “From Wall Street to Web3: Building Tomorrow’s Digital Asset Markets.” The witnesses included Dan Robinson, General Partner, Paradigm; Summer Mersinger, CEO, Blockchain Association; Jonathan Levin, CEO, Chainalysis; Brad Garlinghouse, CEO, Ripple; Timothy Massad, former CFTC Chairman; and Richard Painter, former Associate Counsel to the President and chief White House ethics lawyer.The c...| DeFi Education Fund
On July 7, 2025, 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. As a quick refresher, in Jan. 2025, Michael Lewellen filed a preemptive lawsuit against the DOJ for capriciously prosecuting noncustodial software developers as money tran...| DeFi Education Fund
