DeFi Education Fund – DIGIT INFO

Crypto advocates file brief against SEC’s investor tracking database

DIGIT — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:44:37 +0000

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.

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DEF buys patent to stop lawsuits against MakerDAO and Compound

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:30:00 +0000

The patent for “oracle-like” data storage contained technology that was already in existence, DEF said.

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

DIGIT — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:10:05 +0000

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.

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

DIGIT — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 22:36:22 +0000

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 decision marks a new chapter in the battle for clearer regulations in the crypto environment, putting Congress at the forefront […]

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

DIGIT — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:15:53 +0000

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 official rulemaking process. Additionally, the plaintiffs seek to clarify that a token airdropped to its users does […]

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

DIGIT — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 02:45:11 +0000

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.

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

DIGIT — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:09:00 +0000

The DeFi Education Fund says a patent owned by True Return Systems is being used to try to profit from lawsuits against decentralized protocols.

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60 Organizations Launch Campaign Urging US Congress to Protect Privacy

DIGIT — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:45:04 +0000

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 for the Future, Electric Coin Co., and the Tor Project, insist that Congress needs to deliver policies dedicated to standing up […]

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‘DeFi Education Fund’ defends controversial $10.2M UNI liquidation

DIGIT — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:21:09 +0000

The DeFi Education Fund has defended its shock liquidation of $10 million in UNI, claiming the move was necessary to “begin its work and fund future operations.”

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Concern as Uniswap-backed ‘DeFi Education Fund’ dumps $10M worth of UNI

DIGIT — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:54:57 +0000

The recently formed DeFi Education Fund has come under fire for abruptly announcing it had liquidated half of the 1 million UNI tokens donated to it through UNI governance.

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