One of the leading US advocates of Decentralized Finance (DEFI), Miller Whitehouse-Line, is leaving his job as CEO of Defi Education Fund, where he will be replaced by the group’s head of legal officer, Amanda Tuminelli.
Whitehouse-Line, a luminaire in American cryptocircles, remains on the organization’s board, according to a Thursday announcement, and a person familiar with his plans said he will take a yet non-advertised role that keeps him in the industry lobby business.
“I have made the difficult decision to leave my current role in the Defi Education Fund to pursue a new opportunity – a decision has ultimately made it easy to know that Amanda’s incredibly skilled leadership, passion and brilliance will lead DEF to new heights in service to the Defi Society,” he said in a Thursday statement of the transition to the group established in 2021.
Defi corner of the sector for digital assets experienced a great victory in recent days as Congress has been moving against the elimination of a recent Biden -Administration Rule from the Internal Revenue Service, which would have imposed potentially devastating compliance requirements for defi projects.
“For the first time in defense history, there is a significant, Bipartisan group of American politicians and regulators who think proactively and constructively about sensible crypto legislation, legislative framework, and the way they fit technological innovation, and our mission in Defi Education Fund has never been more important,” Tuminelli said in a statement.
