Gavin Zavatone
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Policy Analyst @fund_defi
Washington, DC
Joined January 2025
The United States stands at a pivotal crossroads for DeFi policy—one that will define the future of this transformative technology. Now, more than ever, we must protect and champion the promise of DeFi. @fund_defi keeps on building. Read more about the work DEF has been up to.
Today, I share a mid-year letter explaining the important work that @fund_defi has done since January. I’ve been thinking a lot about DEF's unique position as the only DeFi-focused, nonpartisan nonprofit research & advocacy org at this particular moment in digital asset policy 👇.
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RT @amandatums: Really disappointing to see a company building tech tools not understand how those tools are used. Will @Google be register….
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RT @amandatums: Exactly this - we need protections for privacy tools and those building them, like a Section 1960 fix, the BRCA, and the pr….
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@HesterPeirce Shoutout to my amazing mentors and pillars of the DeFi community who have made these policy efforts possible @LazPieper and @amandatums . Love you guys.
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Thank you @HesterPeirce for correctly recognizing the nature of DeFi technology, and for your relentless advocacy for creating a more open financial system. The BSA is broken. And, noncustodial DeFi technology is fundamentally incompatible with the CeFi-suited regime. DeFi
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RT @xethalis: Two quotes from yesterday that stick with me. - "Regulators should provide the minimum effective dose of regulation necessar….
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RT @fund_defi: Today, the DeFi Education fund team submitted a response to DeFi-related questions posed by @BankingGOP’s Digital Asset Mark….
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RT @WhiteHouse: The President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released a report that provides a roadmap to USHER IN THE GOLDEN AGE….
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RT @davidsacks47: Today the White House is releasing its comprehensive report on digital assets, providing long-awaited regulatory clarity….
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RT @fund_defi: The President’s Working Group on Digital Assets just released its long-awaited report. On first glance, we are pleased by t….
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RT @Uniswap: Old internet:. Access the world's information. New internet:. Access the world's value 🦄.
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RT @Blockworks_: Stablecoin clarity + DeFi carveouts = big greenlight for open finance.
blockworks.co
Congress distinguishes DeFi from centralized finance, while setting federal standards for stablecoins.
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RT @jchervinsky: The GENIUS Act isn't directly about DeFi — it regulates centralized stablecoins with full reserves offchain. But it is ve….
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RT @fund_defi: 1/ DEF shares the following statement on GENIUS Act’s successful passage in the House with an overwhelming bipartisan superm….
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RT @fund_defi: A few moments ago on the House Floor, @RepFrenchHill acknowledged that "decentralized finance or DeFi developers do not take….
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RT @techreview: The Bank Secrecy Act is failing everyone. It’s time to rethink financial surveillance.
technologyreview.com
The Bank Secrecy Act allows for the bulk collection of American's financial data. It's time to narrow its scope.
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RT @fund_defi: During the @SECGov's Crypto Task Force’s recent DeFi Roundtable, Chair Atkins made the exciting announcement that the SEC wi….
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RT @fund_defi: Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed the GENIUS Act with a bipartisan supermajority. TODAY, DEF published a blog post examin….
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RT @fund_defi: The GENIUS Act passed the Senate this afternoon with a bipartisan, supermajority vote of 68-30. This is a win for the U.S.….
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