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The SEC Piles On

SEC Sues Kraken Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against Kraken for allegedly operating as...

DEF on IRS “Broker” Rulemaking; Tornado Cash Plaintiffs Appeal; HFSC Hearing on Crypto

DEF Comments on IRS “Broker” Rulemaking What happened? On November 7, the DeFi Education Fund (DEF), submitted a comment letter to the...

SEC’s Uyeda Calls on Regulatory Clarity; BCAS & "Fully Decentralized"; Tornado Cash Update

SEC’s Commissioner Uyeda Calls for Regulatory Clarity What happened? On November 6, 2023, Commissioner Mark Uyeda of the Securities and...

DEF's October Recap

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

FinCEN Classifies Mixers; SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce's Dissent; Congressional AML/CFT Hearings

FinCEN Classifies Mixers as Primary Money Laundering Concern What happened? On October 19th, the US Treasury Department's Financial...

Harper Amicus Brief; Coinbase Files to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit; Chainalysis Crypto Geography Report

DEF’s Harper Amicus Brief What happened? On October 20th, the DeFi Education Fund filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

California's Digital Financial Assets Law; G20 adopts IMF - FSB joint framework

California Governor Approved Bill on Stricter Crypto Regulation What happened? On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced...

DEF’s September Recap

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

Judge Denies SEC’s Request for Quick Appeal; Sens. Urge Swift Crypto Tax Regulation; CFPB on Crypto

Judge Denies SEC’s Request for Quick Appeal What happened? Last week, Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District Court of New York...

The Off-Chain Transaction Reporting Act; CFTC's Behnam on DeFi; SEC Responds to Coinbase

The Off-Chain Transaction Reporting Act What happened? On September 28, U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) announced the introduction...