DeFi Education Fund Gathers Largest Industry Coalition To Protect Developers
Over 100 industry signatories will not support a market structure bill that does not include protections for non-custodial services.| The Rage
Over 100 industry signatories will not support a market structure bill that does not include protections for non-custodial services.| The Rage
Dear Members of the Senate Committee on Banking and Committee on Agriculture: We are united in our commitment to protecting the software...| Defi Education
Since the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its Crypto Task Force and signaled it was open to productive conversations...| Defi Education
On July 30, 2025, the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets (PWG) released its long-awaited report titled “ Strengthening...| Defi Education
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the DeFi Education Foundation (DEF) — a newly launched 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to furthering DEF’s mission of educating lawmakers about DeFi, protecting software developers, and promoting sound DeFi policy.Our work is not possible without the incredible generosity of the DeFi community. Your support powers our work, and through DeFi Education Foundation, you can help shape the future of DeFi while also benefiting from charitable giving ince...| DeFi Education Fund
For the PDF version of the letter, please click here. Friends and Supporters, I’m thrilled to be writing to you from my new role as Executive Director and Chief Legal Officer of DeFi Education Fund (“DEF”) in this uniquely important moment for DeFi policy in the United States. Since January, digital asset law and policy are progressing at a rapid pace. In just the first half of this year, President Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law following a resounding bipartisan supermajority pa...| DeFi Education Fund
We are happy to share that on August 12, 2025, Andreeson Horowitz (“a16z”) and DeFi Education Fund (“DEF”) jointly submitted a proposal to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) 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 ...| DeFi Education Fund
A guest post by Jason Schwartz, Tax Partner, CahillNXTTLDR. If you have long-term appreciated crypto, donating the tokens directly to charity can avoid capital gains tax and give you a fair market value deduction. U.S. taxpayers recognize taxable capital gain when they sell appreciated crypto. By contrast, U.S. taxpayers who give crypto directly to an organization that qualifies as a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the tax code do not recognize capital gain on the donation. Moreov...| DeFi Education Fund
On August 1, 2025, the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) submitted our response to the Senate Banking Committee’s Digital Asset Market Structure Request for Information (RFI) and recently published discussion draft of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025 (RFIA). We focused on questions directly relevant to DeFi and protecting software developers.We are honored to have some of the leading DeFi builders, investors & advocates join our submission: a16z Crypto, Jito Labs, Jump Crypto, Pa...| DeFi Education Fund
