TLDR: 🚨Regulators: stop forcing outdated definitions onto new tech. DeFi ≠ money transmission. Technology neutrality means tools aren't crimes. Target bad actors, not protocols. Ref: Maeve (incoming DeFi Education Fund intern)

On July 30, 2025, the The White House released its long-awaited report on digital assets. The Report marks a pivotal moment for digital assets policy & offers meaningful recognition of DeFi. In a new blog, the DEF team breaks down the report & what it means for DeFi.

This is what a united front looks like. If there is one thing we can all agree on, it’s protecting developers from being misclassified and forced into regulatory categories meant for traditional financial intermediaries. Very proud to stand 100+ strong in asking Congress to

SEC Chair Paul Atkins CFTC Chair Caroline D. Pham have Jointly Announced their intention to establish a DeFi innovation safe harbor, providing regulatory clarity and fostering responsible growth in decentralized finance. "Today’s decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols enable

The new market structure draft from Senate Banking has the best developer protections language we have seen to date. Still digging into the rest of the bill, but this is worth celebrating immediately. Could not be more thrilled to see U.S. Senate Banking Committee GOP include an amendment to Section

Last week, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released its rulemaking agenda, signaling important action on crypto assets, onchain trading, & DeFi. In a new DEF blog, authored by DEF's Policy Intern Maeve, we explore the most relevant rulemaking priorities concerning DeFi & their potential impacts.

Honored to have contributed under the guidance of Gavin Zavatone and with great support from the DeFi Education Fund team!! Excited to see where the SEC’s new agenda - particularly the DeFi Innovation Safe Harbor proposal - will take the future of DeFi.