October 24: DEF Submissions to Treasury; Fed Conference on Payments Innovation DEF Submissions to Treasury Department on GENIUS Act Implementation DEF, Paradigm, and Solana Policy Institute’s Submission to the Treasury Department  On October 17, 2025, DEF, Paradigm , and Solana Policy Institute   submitted  a response to the Treasury Department’s “Request for Comment on Innovative Methods To Detect Illicit Activity Involving Digital Assets”  (“RFC”) in connection with its implementation of...

Just a few months ago, I was lobbying on auto policy. Now, I’m immersed in the fast-moving world of crypto as the newest member of the DEF team. Coming in as an outsider, I’ve had to climb a steep learning curve, but in doing so, I’ve seen how transformative this technology can be. What began as a crash course in crypto policy and tech has become an appreciation for how the evolution of finance, paired with true personal ownership can reshape how Americans think about opportunity, innovation,...

Week of 10/20: DEF Blog on Front Ends; DEF Conference Appearances; Amanda Tuminelli on Crypto in America DEF Blog and Explainer on DeFi Front Ends Last week, DEF published a new blog post, “ From Gatekeepers to Port Builders: The Shift in Web Front Ends ,” examining how the front ends of the internet—and the underpinning regulatory assumptions—have evolved from Web 1.0 (read-only) to Web 2.0 (centralized and proprietary), and now to Web 3.0 (open-source and permissionless).  This blog...