{"id":386102,"date":"2025-03-31T22:07:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/solana-advocacy-group-headed-by-former-defi-lobbyist-debuts-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T22:11:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:41:51","slug":"solana-advocacy-group-headed-by-former-defi-lobbyist-debuts-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/solana-advocacy-group-headed-by-former-defi-lobbyist-debuts-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Solana Advocacy Group Headed by Former DeFi Lobbyist Debuts – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of Washington\u2019s top crypto lobbyists is establishing the country’s first nonprofit focused on the interests of Solana, the popular blockchain that has emerged in recent years as a crucial hub for meme coin trading and decentralized finance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miller Whitehouse-Levine, who previously headed the DeFi Education Fund, announced Monday he has started the Solana Policy Institute and will serve as its inaugural CEO. The Solana Policy Institute describes itself as a nonpartisan nonprofit advocating for decentralized networks like Solana that \u201care the future infrastructure of the digital economy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Whitehouse-Levine told <\/span>Decrypt<\/span><\/i> that because of the digital asset industry\u2019s newfound <\/span>political cache<\/span><\/a> in D.C., now seemed like a key moment to ensure the interests of a blockchain as popular and important as Solana were being properly represented in interactions with lawmakers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the moment for crypto policy,\u201d he said. \u201cFolks in Washington are taking a closer look at crypto\u2019s use cases and benefits, and I strongly believe now is the moment to shape smart regulation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2025 has already seen an unprecedented flurry of crypto-related moves in the nation\u2019s capitol. President Donald Trump has signed multiple crypto-related <\/span>executive<\/span><\/a> orders<\/span><\/a> since returning to office, and is expected to sign <\/span>more<\/span><\/a>. Both chambers of Congress are currently advancing multiple pieces of crypto legislation at <\/span>breakneck speed<\/span><\/a>, and the lawmakers behind those bills have expressed optimism some of them could be signed into law by the summer\u2019s end.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the political power of the crypto industry has grown considerably over the last year, so too has the centrality of Solana to the broader crypto ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, thanks largely to the proliferation of Solana-based meme coin platforms like <\/span>Pump.fun<\/span><\/a>, the blockchain saw an explosion of activity. According to one <\/span>report<\/span><\/a>, crypto\u2019s top networks saw 220 million active address uses on a monthly basis in 2024. Nearly half of those addresses\u2014a full 100 million\u2014were on Solana alone. The next closest competitor, Ethereum layer-2 network Base, saw 22 million.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Like many decentralized blockchains, Solana\u2019s operations and mission are supported by a nonprofit organization, the Solana Foundation. The Solana Foundation, though, which is based in Switzerland, is not formally affiliated with the Solana Policy Institute, a person familiar with the matter told <\/span>Decrypt<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whitehouse-Levine is currently the Solana Policy Institute’s sole employee. The team plans to expand soon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Edited by James Rubin<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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