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October 24: DEF Submissions to Treasury; Fed Conference on Payments Innovation DEF Submissions to Treasury Department on GENIUS Act Implementation DEF, Paradigm, and Solana Policy Institute’s Submission to the Treasury Department  On October 17, 2025, DEF, Paradigm , and Solana Policy Institute   submitted  a response to the Treasury Department’s “Request for Comment on Innovative Methods To Detect Illicit Activity Involving Digital Assets”  (“RFC”) in connection with its imp

Just a few months ago, I was lobbying on auto policy. Now, I’m immersed in the fast-moving world of crypto as the newest member of the DEF team. Coming in as an outsider, I’ve had to climb a steep learning curve, but in doing so, I’ve seen how transformative this technology can be. What began as a crash course in crypto policy and tech has become an appreciation for how the evolution of finance, paired with true personal ownership can reshape how Americans think about opportu

Week of 10/20: DEF Blog on Front Ends; DEF Conference Appearances; Amanda Tuminelli on Crypto in America DEF Blog and Explainer on DeFi Front Ends Last week, DEF published a new blog post, “ From Gatekeepers to Port Builders: The Shift in Web Front Ends ,” examining how the front ends of the internet—and the underpinning regulatory assumptions—have evolved from Web 1.0 (read-only) to Web 2.0 (centralized and proprietary), and now to Web 3.0 (open-source and permissionless). 

Week of 10/13/25: DoubleZero No Action Letter; SEC & CFTC Roundtable; Crypto Tax Updates; New DEF Blog SEC Issues No Action Letter to DoubleZero  On September 29, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter  to DoubleZero Foundation  indicating it would not recommend an enforcement action in connection with certain programmatic transfers of 2Z tokens without registration under securities laws, provided the tra

We use our laptops and smart phones every day to engage in a wide variety of functions: we access our finances, message people all over...

The chart below is a “cheat sheet” laying out the primary differences between Web2.0 and Web3.0 Front Ends. Web 2.0 Web 3.0 Front End’s...

On August 6, 2025, a Manhattan jury delivered a partial verdict  in United States v. Roman Storm , finding Storm, one of the Tornado Cash...

On September 8, 2025, the House Financial Services Subcommittee (HFSC) on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial...

Week of September 22, 2025: New National Research from DEF & HFSC Hearings DEF and IPSOS Released New National Research On September 18,...

Below you’ll find a recap of what the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has been up to in August 2025. If you have any questions or would like to...