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Republican State AGs and DeFi Lobby Sue SEC Over Crypto Enforcement Actions

[Nov 15, 2024 12:08 AM] A group of state attorneys general and the DeFi Education Fund filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its five commissioners alleging the regulatory agency was overstepping its bounds in bringing enforcement actions…

Crypto advocates file brief against SEC's investor tracking database

[Aug 23, 2024 8:44 PM] The Consolidated Audit Trail would gather a monumental amount of data, and more than it is meant to when it exposes the identity of crypto wallet holders.

DEF buys patent to stop lawsuits against MakerDAO and Compound

[Aug 12, 2024 7:30 PM] The patent for “oracle-like” data storage contained technology that was already in existence, DEF said.

SEC wants retailer’s crypto suit tossed as it’s based on ‘phantom’ policy

[Jul 4, 2024 12:10 AM] A Texas bag retailer sued the SEC to get legal protection for a token airdrop, but the regulator says the suit was based on a policy that doesn’t exist.

Defi Education Fund on Chevron Doctrine Overruled: ‘It Opens a New Chapter in the Battle for Clear Regulations’

[Jun 30, 2024 4:36 PM] The Defi Education Fund, an organization focused on defending and bringing clarity to decentralized finance, pondered on what the recent overruling of the so-called Chevron doctrine might mean for crypto. The organization explained that this…

Crypto’s Latest Privacy Battle

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Beba and Defi Education Fund Sue the SEC Over Its Airdrop Policies

[Mar 26, 2024 11:30 AM] Texas apparel company Beba and the Defi Education Fund (DEF) have announced a legal complaint against the U.S. SEC. They allege that the SEC has violated Administrative Procedure Act procedures by adopting an encompassing crypto policy without an…

U.S. SEC Clears 'Dealer' Rule Expansion That Could Rope in DeFi

[Feb 6, 2024 2:53 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) widened its definition of a dealer today to pull many more financial operations into its jurisdiction – including, as it warned in a footnote of its original proposal – those dealing in crypto…

Crypto advocates file amicus brief to address users' Fourth Amendment privacy rights

[Oct 21, 2023 8:13 PM] The amicus brief was filed to support an appeal against the Internal Revenue Service in relation to a 2017 court order where Coinbase was forced to hand over data from more than 14,300 of its users to the IRS.

DeFi group petitions to stop ‘patent troll’ targeting DeFi protocols

[Sep 12, 2023 12:09 AM] The DeFi Education Fund says a patent owned by True Return Systems is being used to try to profit from lawsuits against decentralized protocols.

U.S. Senator Lummis, Crypto Lobbyists Urge Court to Dismiss SEC's Coinbase Lawsuit

[Aug 11, 2023 8:18 PM] U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.), a number of crypto lobbying organizations and a group of professors called on a federal court to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase Friday.

Defi Education Fund Submits FOIA Request for SEC’s Docs

[Aug 4, 2023 1:30 AM] The Defi Education Fund, an organization dedicated to expanding the decentralized finance environment, has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The documents requested are…

60 Organizations Launch Campaign Urging US Congress to Protect Privacy

[Feb 1, 2023 9:00 AM] On Wednesday, 60 organizations involved in cryptocurrencies, open-source and free software, and human rights and privacy-preserving projects launched a new campaign calling on the 118th U.S. Congress to protect privacy. The groups, including Fight…