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DAO Legislation at the State-Level: A Brief Overview

A “decentralized autonomous organization” (DAO) is a developing concept that generally refers to blockchain-based tools that allow people...

Commissioner Pierce Calls for Clear Rules; EU's Bank Requirements; BTC as Legal Tender Bill in AZ

Commissioner Peirce Calls for Clear Rules of the Road What happened? Last week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce delivered a speech at a...

MiCA Vote Postponed to April; Finland Minister Calls for DAO Framework; World Economic Forum DAO Rep

MiCA Vote Postponed to April What happened? The European Union (EU) has again delayed the vote on the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA)...

CFTC Sues Mango Market Exploiter; GOP HFSC Members; Treasury Responds to Rep. Emmer; SEC Sues Gemini

CFTC Files Suit Against Mango Market Exploiter What happened? On Monday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a...

DEF’s December Recap

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

Welcome Back Note; US Federal Bank Regulators Warn Of Crypto Custody Risks; Speaker of the House

Welcome Back 2023 has arrived with a sense of opportunity in Washington as a new Congress (attempts to) get going. Last year, DeFi faced...

Development in CFTC v. Ooki DAO; A Note from DEF

Development in CFTC v. Ooki DAO On Monday, Judge Orrick issued an Order in the Ooki DAO case, requiring the CFTC to either serve the...

Ooki DAO Hearing; RAWA: Defining Crypto as a Security; FSB Discusses DeFi and Crypto-assets

Ooki DAO Hearing Yesterday, Judge Orrick heard arguments in CFTC v. Ooki DAO. We, as well as the other amici, continue to assert that the...

Maple Finance: What Happened?

On December 5, 2022, The Block reported that Orthogonal Trading had defaulted on $36 million of loans on crypto lending protocol Maple...

DEF's November Recap

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