Amazing article by Collin McCune a16z "America was forged by builders. From Edison to Ford to the founders of the internet, much of America’s identity has been defined by people who reimagined what was possible–and made it real. They weren’t waiting for permission. They

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

Our respective agencies must harmonize product and venue definitions; streamline reporting and data standards; align cross-border, capital, and margin frameworks; and stand up a joint innovation exemption using each agency’s exemptive authority.

Very encouraging joint statement from the SEC Chairman and the Acting CFTC Chairman directly addressing DeFi👇 We sincerely appreciate the consideration of a DeFi Safe Harbor and exemptive relief, affirmation of the right to self-custody, and acknowledgment that DeFi is uniquely

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

Advocacy works. Thank you again to the 110+ signatories of our coalition letter calling for protections for software developers in market structure legislation.

This is the kind of clarity we’ve been waiting for— real protections for software developers & self-custody. Huge step forward for America. When we stand together we are stronger 🇺🇸

Early Buzz: Market Structure Draft Gets Positive Reviews “Early praise focused on the bill’s clarity around decentralized governance, staking, airdrops, tokenization, and protections for software developers and self-custody.” From Crypto In America open.substack.com/pub/cryptoinam…

Internet Capital Markets include traditional equities.

Some important SEC developments over the past week: Our rulemaking agenda is now available: reginfo.gov/public/do/eAge… Upcoming roundtable on CFTC-SEC harmonization: sec.gov/newsroom/speec… Staff statement on spot crypto trading: sec.gov/newsroom/speec… Upcoming roundtable on

I want to thank my colleagues across the aisle for their constructive digital asset market structure framework. Meaningful legislation takes intentional collaboration & discussion. This is a strong start, and I look forward to working together to secure America’s financial future

Big things are happening under new leadership at the SEC Thank you Paul Atkins for leading the charge to make sure the next wave of innovation will happen in America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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.

Uniswap DUNA vote: 🔹For: 52,968,177 🔹Against: 0

🚨 Last week, Chair Paul Atkins unveiled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unified agenda on upcoming crypto regulation—A pivotal step for the future of DeFi in the U.S. Key highlight: the SEC is moving to establish a DeFi Innovation Safe Harbor within the securities framework—bringing

Hyperliquid is generating more than $1.2B in net income, surpassing NASDAQ’s 2024 net income of $1.13B. Remarkably, it achieves this with a workforce 832 times smaller, while directing 98% of revenue to HYPE token buybacks.

DeFi is the hub of financial innovation. Capital markets represent hundreds of trillions in value. Chainlink is powering their convergence into a single Internet of Contracts.

🚨DeFi is now at a new all-time high with $300B+ in Total Value Locked (TVL). From the beginning, Chainlink has played the critical role of accelerating DeFi’s growth by pioneering the decentralized oracle platform that enables the launch of advanced DeFi applications like

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1/ 🚨 NEW: SPI launches "Protect the Builders" campaign, taking over POLITICO Morning Money this week. As Congress crafts digital asset legislation, we must preserve historical protections for open-source software developers.