1/ Today, DEF is pleased to launch a petition calling on the Trump administration to END the lawless prosecution of software developers in the U.S. 🧵

https://section1960.defieducationfund.org/

2/ The Biden-era DOJ sought to criminalize open-source software development. Look no further than the prosecution of Roman Storm in the Southern District of New York (SDNY).

We have a real opportunity to shift course under the Trump administration, and we must act swiftly to present a unified DeFi voice to those in gov’t leadership roles to reinforce why this issue is of the utmost importance to the future of financial innovation in the United States.

We do policy and advocacy work to help DeFi flourish. 

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https://www.defieducationfund.org/supportus

3/ “Under a novel and unprecedented theory, the SDNY is attempting to hold software developers criminally liable for how others use their code — even when the developers have no control over those third parties, or user assets. This is not only absurd in principle, but it sets a precedent that potentially chills all crypto development in the United States. Such a framework threatens the very foundation of technological innovation.”

4/ The actions from the government contradict clear FinCEN guidance from Trump's prior administration: Developers of self-custodial, peer-to-peer protocols are NOT money transmitters.

5/ President Trump has called for America to be the "crypto capital of the planet."

If we want that vision to become a reality, we must protect software developers and DeFi builders.

6/ We hope you will join us in elevating the importance of this issue and in urging  the Trump administration to act expeditiously by *ENDORSING* this petition at the link below.

How? You can sign via X or with your wallet for stronger, on-chain validation. 👇

6/ We hope you will join us in elevating the importance of this issue and in urging  the Trump administration to act expeditiously by *ENDORSING* this petition at the link below.

How? You can sign via X or with your wallet for stronger, on-chain validation. 👇

https://section1960.defieducationfund.org/

2/ The Biden-era DOJ sought to criminalize open-source software development. Look no further than the prosecution of Roman Storm in the Southern District of New York (SDNY).

We have a real opportunity to shift course under the Trump administration, and we must act swiftly to present a unified DeFi voice to those in gov’t leadership roles to reinforce why this issue is of the utmost importance to the future of financial innovation in the United States.

https://section1960.defieducationfund.org/