White House on Crypto Risks; Custodia Bank Update; UK Treasury Crypto Report
The White House Publishes a Letter Addressing Cryptocurrency Risks What happened? On January 27, the White House published a letter...
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Jan 30, 20234 min read
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...
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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...
Jan 20, 20232 min read
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)...
Jan 13, 20234 min read
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...
Jan 10, 20235 min read
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...
Jan 6, 20233 min read
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...
Dec 15, 20222 min read
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...
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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...
Dec 6, 20221 min read
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...
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