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Financial Technology Protection Act; Update in DEF's Case v. the SEC; DEF's CLO on Tornado Cash

Financial Technology Protection Act What happened? Last week, the Financial Technology Protection Act, passed the House of...

DEF’s June Recap

Here’s what the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has been up to in June 2024. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about a...

SEC Drops Investigations into Paxos and Hiro Systems; “Proofs and Protocols”

SEC Drops Investigations into Paxos and Hiro Systems What happened? The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of...

Chevron Overturned; Judge Dismisses SEC’s Secondary Sales Charges in Binance Case; SEC Sues Consensys; A Flurry of Congressional Hearings

Chevron Overturned: A Victory against Agency Overreach What happened? On June 28th, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its...

DEF’s May Recap

Here’s what the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has been up to in May 2024. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about a...

Coinbase Files Lawsuit Against SEC and FDIC; Administrative Proceedings Limited by Supreme Court; Motions for Summary Judgement in LEJILEX

Coinbase Files Lawsuit Against SEC and FDIC What happened? Last week, History Associates Incorporated filed lawsuits, on behalf of...

DEF Submits Another Response re. IRS's "Broker" Rule; SEC Concludes Investigation into Consensys

DEF Submits Another Response re. IRS’s Proposed “Broker” Rule What happened? On Friday, DEF submitted a comment letter in response to the...

Crypto NDAA Amendments; Senator Warner's Amendment to IAA; SEC & CFTC Chairs Testify

Crypto-Focused National Defense Authorization Act Amendments What happened? Last week, several crypto-related amendments were proposed to...

President Biden Vetoes Bill to Overturn SAB 121; Coinbase Files Closing Brief Calling for Rulemaking from the SEC

President Biden Vetoes Bill to Overturn SAB 121 What happened? On May 31st, President Biden vetoed a resolution to overturn the...

Crypto & Pre-Enforcement Challenges: Another Tool in the Arsenal

Earlier this year, DEF and Beba, an apparel company, sued the SEC using a relatively rare legal strategy known as a pre-enforcement...