“Genuine” DeFi and a New Opportunity for Policymakers
summary
Paper argues that truly decentralized protocols that give users total independent control should be treated as critical communications transmitters rather than banks, with threshold-based obligations to report transaction risk (not PII) and real-time blocking of high‑risk flows. It proposes operational roles for CISA and Treasury OSIP, leverages zero-knowledge proofs and publicly accessible ledger analytics to match threat indicators without sharing identities, and points to SEAL/MITRE pilots and policymaker interest as evidence the approach can work.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and Welcome
- 1:24Introducing the Policy Paper
- 1:59Inspiration Behind the Paper
- 3:33Challenges in Crypto Policy
- 8:31Defining Genuine DeFi
- 11:34Independent Control in Blockchain
- 15:46Critical Infrastructure and Regulation
- 24:04Role of Government Agencies
- 30:59Conclusion and Future Outlook
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