DeFi Education Fund

Lobbying Activities: Continuing our efforts from 2022, in 2023 the DeFi Education Fund continued its Congressional lobbying efforts, focusing on explaining not only how decentralized finance ("DeFi") works, but also the benefits that can be achieved with sensible regulatory frameworks and policy.

The DeFi Education Fund previously granted funds to grantees over a predetermined schedule that spanned multiple years. In the second half of 2023, the DeFi Education Fund sunsetted our grants program and stopped giving new grants.

Policy Litigation: In 2023, the DeFi Education Fund ramped up our policy litigation efforts, focusing on assisting in or bringing lawsuits that affirm the rights of individual software developers and users and create regulatory clarity for the industry. The DeFi Education Fund submits numerous amicus briefs in relevant cases to educate the Court about how DeFi technology works.

Public Relations: Similar to 2022, our public relations efforts in 2023 focused on how to best explain decentralized finance ("DeFi") to policymakers, journalists and the general public.In 2023, we expanded our public relations efforts and focused on continuing to build relationships with key stakeholders as well as how best to position the DeFi Education Fund as a subject matter expert in the field of DeFi policy. In 2023, we also expanded our thought-leadership work, participated in high-profile industry events and wrote and secured op-ed placements in publications that reach not only the crypto community, but also those in the policy space.In 2023, we were able to further relationships with, and contribute to articles in high-profile publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, POLITICO, Fortune, Reuters, TIME and Business Insider.

Policy Meetings, Policy Research and other programs.