a16z and DeFi Education Fund Propose SEC Safe Harbor for Decentralized Exchanges

September 23, 2026

a16z and the DeFi Education Fund have submitted a joint proposal to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, proposing a safe harbor framework to exempt decentralized exchange protocols and front-ends from traditional exchange registration.
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Traditional Banking Sector Accused of Accelerating Obsolescence Over CLARITY Act Resistance

August 20, 2026

a16z policy head Miles Jennings warns that traditional banks lobbying against the CLARITY Act are self-sabotaging, as blocking stablecoin regulations will fail to stop digital asset yield mechanisms.
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