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Jan 125 min read
DEF’s December Recap
Here’s what the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has been up to in December 2024. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about a...


Jan 102 min read
DEF Provides Another Update on our Funding
In February 2024, we updated the Community that we would be selling our remaining UNI tokens to help fund our work. At the time, we noted...


Dec 27, 20242 min read
Industry Groups Sue Over Finalized IRS “Broker” Rulemaking
Richardson, Texas and Washington, D.C. (December 27, 2024) – On December 27, 2024, the DeFi Education Fund, the Blockchain Association,...


Dec 23, 20241 min read
2024: Year in Review
The promise of decentralized finance remains as real as ever, even as fundamental questions about America's regulatory approach to crypto...


Dec 16, 20244 min read
Personnel Updates in Washington; Update in SEC NFT Challenge
Personnel Updates in Washington What happened? HFSC House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) oversaw his...


Dec 11, 20245 min read
DEF November Recap
Here’s what the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has been up to in November 2024. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about a...


Dec 9, 20245 min read
DEF Coauthors New Working Paper; Victory in Van Loon v. Treasury Appeal in the 5th Circuit; Court Strikes Down SEC’s Dealer Rule; CFPB Excludes Crypto from Digital Wallets Rule
DEF Coauthors Working Paper “Through the Looking Glass: Conceptualizing Control and Analyzing Criminal Liability For Unlicensed Money...


Dec 2, 20241 min read
DEF Co-Authors New Paper Analyzing Control Under Section 1960
On December 2, 2024, the DeFi Education Fund ("DEF") published a new paper in The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators ...


Nov 25, 20246 min read
SEC Chair Gensler to Resign; Decentralized Governance Ruling by CA Judge; Congressional Letter on Tornado Cash; Coin Center v. Treasury Oral Arguments
SEC Chair Gensler to Resign What happened? Last Thursday, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler announced his...


Nov 20, 20241 min read
DEF Publishes New Paper on the History of the Bank Secrecy Act & its Application to Crypto
On November 20, 2024, the DeFi Education Fund ("DEF") published a new paper written by DEF's Lizandro Pieper and Gavin Zavatone entitled...
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