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SPI Launches "Protect the Builders" Campaign
September 15, 2025 – Solana Policy Institute today launched a targeted advocacy campaign in Politico calling on Congress to protect the software developers building America's next generation of financial infrastructure.
September 18, 2025
SPI and DeFi Education Fund File Amicus Brief Supporting Decentralized Finance Innovation
By Miller Whitehouse-Levine - Solana Policy Institute and the DeFi Education Fund filed an amicus brief in a critical patent lawsuit that could fundamentally reshape the future of decentralized finance (DeFi).
September 12, 2025
SPI announces $500,000 donation to Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev’s legal defense funds
By Miller Whitehouse-Levine - Solana Policy Institute announced a $500,000 donation to the legal defense funds of Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, software developers who worked on Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency privacy protocol.
August 28, 2025
SPI Submits Legal Framework to SEC as Part of Project Open
Solana Policy Institute, alongside coalition partners Orca, Superstate, and Phantom, have submitted comprehensive legal frameworks to the SEC's Crypto Task Force as part of our Project Open proposal.
June 20, 2025
Senate Passes GENIUS: Now It's Time for House Leadership
The U.S. Senate has passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act
June 20, 2025
Joint Statement on the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act
We are united in our commitment to protecting the software developers building our financial future.
June 6, 2025
Bringing DePIN to Capitol Hill: How Solana is Revolutionizing Physical Infrastructure
One emerging area that has been generating interest and excitement is DePIN – Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks – where blockchain networks can be used to build and operate real-world infrastructure.
June 6, 2025
Project Open: Modernizing Capital Markets with Blockchain Technology
Project Open seeks to harness blockchain technology to create more efficient, transparent, and accessible capital markets while maintaining robust investor protections.
June 3, 2025
Rachel Green Horn joins SPI
Rachel Green Horn Joins Solana Policy Institute as Chief Marketing Officer
Monday, April 28, 2025 — Solana Policy Institute (SPI)has announced the addition of Rachel Green Horn as its Chief Marketing Officer.
April 28, 2025
Solana Policy Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit focused on educating policymakers on how decentralized networks like Solana are the future of the digital economy—and why the people building on and using them need legal certainty to flourish.