Amanda Tuminelli

@atuminelli

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🚨DEF Job Alert 🚨 DEF is looking to hire a Chief of Staff to provide strategic advice and support directly to our CEO, as well as serve as a resource and unifying force across the organization. If you are a seasoned professional, interested in getting involved in DeFi & DeFi policy, and want to work with an incredibly dedicated and talented group of individuals, then this is the opportunity for you. For more information on the role and instructions on how to apply, check out the job description at the link below. https://defieducationfund.org/_files/ugd/84ba66_62bc1043056049958e5407b2c57b08de.pdf

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The SEC spent years saying "tokens are securities." Then last month they took it back, pretended they didn't say it at all, and fake apologized for the confusion it caused. Sorry, but @atuminelli and I aren't buying it, so we told the truth 👇 https://blockworks.co/news/sec-wrong-about-crypto-asset-securities

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It was an honor to advocate on behalf of DeFi developers and users in front of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets today. I was grateful to sit next to the extremely talented experts @rebecca-r, @valkenburgh and Brian Avello.

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Today @fund-defi and @blockchainassn filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge to the SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), arguing that the CAT, especially when it pertains to the digital asset sector, “unacceptably undermines privacy and personal freedom.” ICYMI, the CAT is the largest database of securities txs ever created and will include personally identifiable information on every retail brokerage customer in the U.S. Given the SEC’s position that digital asset market participants are exchanges, brokers, and/or dealers, the SEC may force them to comply with CAT reporting requirements. The result, which we warn the court about, is that the CAT could connect personally identifiable user info with wallet addresses, providing the government with more tools to track user financial activity for all time. This info would then be at the disposal of the government, creating unprecedented privacy concerns. https://www.defieducationfund.org/_files/ugd/84ba66_38222aa7b44f4e7392f0b9b22bf82039.pdf

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I’ve just posted my first quick reactions on the SEC’s lawsuit against Consensys: https://paragraph.xyz/@proofs-and-protocols/examining-sec-v-consensys. I go through the SEC’s allegations that Consensys, through MetaMask Swaps, acted as a broker and stack it up against the tech. I hope you enjoy.

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Hope you all will join and bring questions related to all things policy and law.

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In a new opinion piece in @coindesk DEF's @atuminelli and @blockchainassn's @mtcoppel explore why the SEC's newly launched Consolidated Audit Trail represents another step toward making "massive unchecked government surveillance a reality." https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/06/05/cryptos-latest-privacy-battle/

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The SEC Consolidated Audit Trail will be the largest database of tx and user info in existence. It is particularly problematic for digital asset users. @mtcoppel and I wrote an op ed about why more people in crypto should be talking about it: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/06/05/cryptos-latest-privacy-battle/

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DEF's "State of the Union" has OFFICIALLY been rescheduled for June 11 at 2:30pm EST. We look forward to you joining us 🚀 https://x.com/i/spaces/1lDxLPpWayZxm

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https://x.com/amandatums/status/1784293194684911650?s=46&t=YO0b1U63huDV__W5NJ3LQw

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The DOJ's opposition to Roman Storm's motions to dismiss and suppress evidence in the Tornado Cash case is filled with technical inaccuracies, obvious disdain for privacy and emerging technology, and misapplication of the law. A few of the egregious statements in the 111-page brief in this thread 👇

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Huge credit to @iampaulgrewal and the @coinbase team for pioneering the strategy of a day one media blitz against the SEC upon receiving a Wells notice. This went against the conventional wisdom at the time, but now it's the playbook. If you get a Wells notice, light 'em up.

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Read more from the co-founder of the Beba Collection about why they're joining us in suing the SEC. https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/04/16/24-year-old-suing-sec-token-airdrop-beba/

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"I wish we weren’t in this uncertain moment for technology that yields such unlimited promise and potential. But I felt compelled to stand up for myself, businesses like mine, our allies, and an entire industry yearning for clean and fair rules of the road. That’s why I am suing the SEC." - Nathan Hennigh

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While I am incredibly proud of the amount of work we have done to defend defi so far, we are just getting started. We need additional resources to keep up the fight. Please support@fund-defi

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In case you hadn’t noticed, US regulators aren’t the biggest fans of crypto 👀 Until Congress passes new laws that actually make sense for this tech, we have no choice but to fight in the courts. Here, @atuminelli and I cover all things crypto litigation with @trustlessstate 👇

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PREMIERE: Crypto vs the World 🌎 w/ Jake Chervinsky and Amanda Tuminelli This is the crypto lawsuit episode. Every single court case -- we cover 5 in this episode -- brings new precedent & new clarity to the crypto space; this is about crypto fighting back 👊 Jump in👇 bankless.cc/CryptoVStheWorld

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(9/16) Overview of @fund-defi's amicus brief by @atuminelli: https://x.com/amandatums/status/1776293907929714757

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The DOJ is trying to criminalize open-source software by prosecuting the founders of Tornado Cash for money laundering and sanctions violations. This is unacceptable. There’s little more important to me in crypto law than protecting developers. I’m proud to have co-written this amicus brief with @atuminelli 👇

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Today, DEF filed an amicus brief in support of dismissing the indictment against Roman Storm in US v. Storm. This case has broad implications for the future of this industry and software developers more generally. https://www.defieducationfund.org/_files/ugd/84ba66_063f9d1fd563466cadfa3f5434f918e9.pdf

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