DeFi Education Fund


Juridique

Crypto's DeFi Education Fund Swaps Directors as Miller Whitehouse-Levine Moves On

The advocacy group's chief legal officer, Amanda Tuminelli, will be the new executive director as her predecessor take a board role.

Amanda Tuminelli, new executive director of DeFi Education Fund

Juridique

Republican State AGs and DeFi Lobby Sue SEC Over Crypto Enforcement Actions

The suit wants a court to block the SEC from suing crypto exchanges moving forward.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Analyses

Crypto’s Latest Privacy Battle

The SEC's 'CAT' is out of the bag. What will be the the largest database of securities transactions ever represents a massive step towards unchecked government surveillance, crypto law experts Marisa Coppel and Amanda Tuminelli write.

The Consolidated Audit Trail should not be allowed to quietly become law, Marisa Coppel and Amanda Tuminelli argue. (Horatio Henry Couldery/Wikimedia Commons)

Juridique

U.S. SEC Clears 'Dealer' Rule Expansion That Could Rope in DeFi

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a final rule Tuesday that DeFi interests call "hostile" to that sector, potentially requiring projects to register as dealers.

Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing Hashdex's ETF application, which analysts suggest could have a leg up because of its novel approach.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Juridique

U.S. Senator Lummis, Crypto Lobbyists Urge Court to Dismiss SEC's Coinbase Lawsuit

The Crypto Council for Innovation, Blockchain Association, Chamber of Digital Commerce and DeFi Education Fund all filed amicus briefs late Friday.

Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senator, WY, U.S. Senate (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Analyses

Why Ex-SEC Official John Reed Stark Is Wrong About Crypto

Public blockchains still have promise to help solve the world’s most intractable problems, even if they haven’t yet.

(John Reed Stark, modified by CoinDesk)

Vidéos

Genetic Networks Founder on Bridging DAOs With Drug Discovery

Genetic Networks founder and chairman Gennaro D'Urso joins "First Mover" host Christine Lee and DeFi Education Fund’s Policy Director Miller Whitehouse-Levine to discuss the limitations of the pharmaceutical industry and ways in which DAOs can benefit drug discovery.

Recent Videos

Finance

BlockTower Putting $150M Crypto Fund to Work as Valuations Return ‘Down to Earth’

The company's new venture-capital head Thomas Klocanas talks DeFi, equity stakes and investing in a bear market.

BlockTower VC head Thomas Klocanas (BlockTower)

Juridique

US Judge Allows Crypto Advocates to Join Ooki Defense Against CFTC

LeXpunK Army and the DeFi Education Fund asked for permission to argue the CFTC could not serve Ooki DAO members through website chat bot.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Marchés

SOL Hits Record High, Climbs Above $100 as Total Value Locked on Solana Crosses $3B

SOL draws a three-figure price for the first time as boom in DeFI and NFTs continues and token-burn speculation grips markets.

Torch image via Shutterstock

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