#134 - Pre-enforcement lawsuit against the SEC with Amanda Tuminelli and Jake Chervinsky

The DeFi Education Fund and co-plaintiff Beba, an apparel company based in Texas, recently filed a pre-enforcement suit challenging the SEC’s regulation by enforcement approach to crypto and their policy that free airdrops are securities transactions.

Amanda Tuminelli serves as the DeFi Education Fund's chief legal officer where she leads the organization's impact litigation and policy efforts.

Jake Chervinsky recently joined Variant as Chief Legal Officer, where he leads the firm's legal team, and works closely with portfolio founders to overcome the regulatory hurdles holding them back. He’s a board member for the DeFi Education Fund.

Show highlights:

[1:04] Facts and background.

[3:36] Why bring a pre-enforcement action?

[8:02] Free airdrops under existing securities laws.

[13:12] Challenging the SEC's rules.

[22:11] If DEF and Beba win the case, what's next?

& much more.

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