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DAOs in the Crosshairs: Legal Challenges and Emerging Frameworks
Introduction Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) envision a future of decentralized governance and collective coordination...
Jan 227 min read


CFPB Releases Proposed Rule; Coinbase Win in the Third Circuit; Confirmation Hearing for Treasury Secretary
CFPB Releases Proposed Rule That Threatens DeFi What happened? On January 10th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released...
Jan 205 min read


IRS Finalizes “Broker” Rulemaking and DEF Sues; More Personnel Shifts in DC; Coinbase Interlocutory Appeal Certified
Happy 2025! Without further ado, here is the first DEF Weekly of the year: IRS Finalizes “Broker” Rulemaking and DEF Sues What happened?...
Jan 136 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 135 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...
Jan 102 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 27, 20242 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 23, 20241 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 16, 20244 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 12, 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 9, 20245 min read
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