Crypto's DeFi Education Fund Changes Directors as Miller Whitehouse-Levine Steps Down

The advocacy group's chief legal officer, Amanda Tuminelli, will assume the role of executive director, while her predecessor transitions to a board position.

Key Points to Know:

• Miller Whitehouse-Levine is stepping down from his role as head of the DeFi Education Fund, a leading advocate for crypto policy in Washington.
• He will be succeeded by Amanda Tuminelli, the group's chief legal officer and an insider within the organization.

Amanda Tuminelli will be the new executive director of the DeFi Education Fund (courtesy of DeFi Education Fund)

Miller Whitehouse-Levine, one of the leading U.S. advocates for decentralized finance (DeFi), is stepping down from his role as executive director of the DeFi Education Fund. He will be succeeded by the group's chief legal officer, Amanda Tuminelli.

Whitehouse-Levine, a prominent figure in U.S. crypto circles, will stay on the organization's board, according to a Thursday announcement. A source familiar with his plans mentioned that he will take on a not-yet-announced role, continuing his work in the industry’s lobbying space.

"I have made the difficult decision to leave my current role at the DeFi Education Fund to pursue a new opportunity — a decision ultimately made easier knowing that Amanda’s incredibly capable leadership, passion, and brilliance will lead DEF to new heights in service of the DeFi community," he said in a statement about the transition for the group, which was founded in 2021.

The DeFi sector within the digital assets space recently achieved a significant victory as Congress moves toward eliminating a rule from the Biden administration's Internal Revenue Service that would have placed burdensome compliance requirements on DeFi projects.

"For the first time in DeFi’s history, there is a significant, bipartisan group of U.S. policymakers and regulators taking a proactive and constructive approach to sensible crypto legislation, regulatory frameworks, and their alignment with technological innovation. Our mission at the DeFi Education Fund has never been more crucial," Tuminelli said in a statement.